If you’re interested in learning how to manage soil for your crops, then this course is exactly what you’re looking for! This online soil management in crops course will teach you everything you need to know to start taking care of your soil for your crops. Such as the physical and chemical properties in soil suitable for your crops, the methods to test the soil and plant tissue, how you can grow your crops in containers, and more.
Distance Learning Course Soil Management Crops
This course is similar to our other soil management courses, but relates specifically to crops.
Soils are the foundation for any good horticulture; and this course as such is an essential training for anyone who seriously wants to grow crops.
Course Outline
There are 7 Lessons in this course:
Physical and Chemical Properties Of Soils
How soil develops naturally
The main rock forming minerals
Types of rock
Understanding soils
Soil structure
Water and air
Soil temperature
Organic matter
Cation exchange capacity
Conductivity
Nutrition, major and minor elements, salts
Diagnosis of nutritional problems
Improving soils
Fertilisers
Composting
Indore Method
14 day Method
Sheet composting
Worm Digester Method
Trench composting
The finished product
Soil Testing Methods
Naming the soil
Soil sampling
Checklists for sampling soil
Common soil tests
Methods for measuring: pH, organic matter content, water content, fertiliser solubility
Testing the effects of lime in soil
Laboratory testing of soil
Sampling in greenhouses
Measuring salinity
Colorimetry
Bulk densities of soils and potting mixes
Checking the drainage rate of potting mixes
Understanding soil analysis, including when, what and how to test
Sustainable Soil Management
What is organic growing
Eco gardening
The use of organic principles to help overcome soil problems
Natural plant nutrition -including trace elements
A quick guide on nutrient deficiencies in plants
Earthworms
Mycorrhizae
Laying mulch
Nutrition management
Fertilisers
Factors affecting fertiliser application
Liquid fertilisers
Organic fertilisers
Natural fertilisers
Mineral rock fertilisers and soil conditioners
Soils and Managing Earthworks
Earth forming
Drainage
Improving drainage after construction
Points to remember when designing a drainage system
Land Degradation and Other Soil Problems
What can go wrong
Chemical damage
Rubbish and soils
Salinity problems
Gardening in dry areas
Soil degradation
Erosion
Soil adicification
Compaction
Chemical residues
A few hints with planting
Physical plant protection methods
Soil Science and Plant Health
Organic carbon
Phosphorus
Soil colour,pH, porosity, texture, consistence and its effects on plant growth
Soil profile, classification and description
Factors of soil formation
Weathering processes of soil formation
Soil Management
The use of legumes
Soil management in orchards
Soil management in market gardens
Determining the kind and quantity of fertilisers to use
If you’re interested in learning how to manage soil for your crops, then this course is exactly what you’re looking for! This online soil management in crops course will teach you everything you need to know to start taking care of your soil for your crops. Such as the physical and chemical properties in soil suitable for your crops, the methods to test the soil and plant tissue, how you can grow your crops in containers, and more.
Distance Learning Course Soil Management Crops
This course is similar to our other soil management courses, but relates specifically to crops.
Soils are the foundation for any good horticulture; and this course as such is an essential training for anyone who seriously wants to grow crops.
Course Outline
There are 7 Lessons in this course:
Physical and Chemical Properties Of Soils
How soil develops naturally
The main rock forming minerals
Types of rock
Understanding soils
Soil structure
Water and air
Soil temperature
Organic matter
Cation exchange capacity
Conductivity
Nutrition, major and minor elements, salts
Diagnosis of nutritional problems
Improving soils
Fertilisers
Composting
Indore Method
14 day Method
Sheet composting
Worm Digester Method
Trench composting
The finished product
Soil Testing Methods
Naming the soil
Soil sampling
Checklists for sampling soil
Common soil tests
Methods for measuring: pH, organic matter content, water content, fertiliser solubility
Testing the effects of lime in soil
Laboratory testing of soil
Sampling in greenhouses
Measuring salinity
Colorimetry
Bulk densities of soils and potting mixes
Checking the drainage rate of potting mixes
Understanding soil analysis, including when, what and how to test
Sustainable Soil Management
What is organic growing
Eco gardening
The use of organic principles to help overcome soil problems
Natural plant nutrition -including trace elements
A quick guide on nutrient deficiencies in plants
Earthworms
Mycorrhizae
Laying mulch
Nutrition management
Fertilisers
Factors affecting fertiliser application
Liquid fertilisers
Organic fertilisers
Natural fertilisers
Mineral rock fertilisers and soil conditioners
Soils and Managing Earthworks
Earth forming
Drainage
Improving drainage after construction
Points to remember when designing a drainage system
Land Degradation and Other Soil Problems
What can go wrong
Chemical damage
Rubbish and soils
Salinity problems
Gardening in dry areas
Soil degradation
Erosion
Soil adicification
Compaction
Chemical residues
A few hints with planting
Physical plant protection methods
Soil Science and Plant Health
Organic carbon
Phosphorus
Soil colour,pH, porosity, texture, consistence and its effects on plant growth
Soil profile, classification and description
Factors of soil formation
Weathering processes of soil formation
Soil Management
The use of legumes
Soil management in orchards
Soil management in market gardens
Determining the kind and quantity of fertilisers to use
