SOIL MANAGEMENT COURSE TO BE TAUGHT AT MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (beginning Mon. Feb. 9)
LEARN ABOUT “THE WORLD BENEATH OUR FEET” AND HOW TO MANAGE IT.
Leonardo da Vinci once said more than 500 years ago “We know more of the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot”. To paraphrase this’ “we know more about outer space than the world beneath our feet.
TO MANAGE SOIL, WE MUST UNDERSTAND THE NATURE AND PROPERTIES OF SOILS.
Do you know how many organisms are in one handful of soil?
What is the surface area of a spoonful of clay?
What really is soil erosion?
When you look at a pile of soil, what do you really see?
What is the best soil?
And many more topics, including joining the organic gardening band wagon and learn the art of composting.
History of Composing
Yard Waste
How does Composting Occur
Products of the Composting Process
Composting Organisms
Three Types of Bacteria
Types of Organisms
Factors Affecting Composting Process
Materials to Avoid in a Compost Pile
Building a Compost Pile
Many more topics to be covered in layman’s language:
The Soils around Us
Formation of Soils from Parent Materials
Soil Classification
Soil Architecture and Physical Properties
Soil water
Soil and the Hydrologic Cycle
Soil Aeration and Temperature
Soil Colloids
Soil Acidity
Organisms of the Soil
Soil Organic Matter
Nitrogen in the Soil
Phosphorus in the soil
Soil Erosion
Soils and Chemical Pollution
Enroll now and take the course “Soil Management”.
Classes will begin Monday Feb. 9 at Midlands Technical College, NORTHEAST CAMPUS, 6:00 to 9:00 each Monday for 8 nights. For more information visit Midlandstech Landscape Classes, click Landscape and Horticulture, scroll down to Soil Management, click View Available Courses or call (803) 732-0432. Course to be taught by Ron Cowart, BS, MS, Clemson University.
