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Suelos
y Nutricion de las Plantas
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Suelos
La compactación del suelo en las obras afecta a las raíces Soil Compaction and Roots (3 pp.)
Viven del Aire Living in Air (1 pp.)
Almuerzo
Approvechemos Nuestra Basura: Produzczmxo Abono Natural! Composting (23 pp. )
Técnicas Apropiadas para Aplicar el Mulch Proper Mulching Techniques (3 pp.)
Principios para el manejo de nutrientes en la produccion de plantas Principles of Plant Nutrition for Vegetables (3 pp.)
· Actividades afuera en el jardín: Como plantar una planta bien; aplicación de fertilizantes
Plantación de Árboles Nuevos Planting New Trees (3 pp.)
Indices de Fertilizantes Calculating Fertilizers (1 pp.)
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Master of Gardens / Maestro del Jardin [Commercial Audience]
Gardeners of Costa Rica / Jardineros de Costa Rica [Community Audience]
(Same basic outlines for both classes)
Physical and Chemical characteristics
Outdoor activity looking at various soils and their physical characteristics
How and Why?
Outdoor activity - mixing soil amendments in an area
What materials to use
How to make and maintain
Outdoor activity making a compost pile
Benefits, What to use, How to apply, Precautions
The hole
Depth of planting
Planting on a slope
Mulch
Watering
Micro-irrigation – placement of emitters
Problems of overhead irrigation on new plants
Hand-watering
Planting shrubs and trees
Mulching
Installing a simple micro-irrigation system
Major nutrients, Secondary nutrients, Micro-nutrients
Typical soil test results for the area
Typical fertilizers to use for the area
How to soil test
Soil test interpretation and selecting a fertilizer
What
How much
How to apply
Spreader calibration basics
Calibrating a lawn spreader
Fertilizing shrubs
Fertilizing trees
Fertilizer bedding plants
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| David Marshall demonstrates how to weigh fertilizer, make settings on the spreader, and then apply a known weight of nutrients to a test plot - the steps in calibrating a Fertilizer spreader. Photos: Linda Seals, UF/IFAS | ||
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Approvechemos Nuestra Basura: Produzczmxo Abono Natural! Composting (23 pp. )
La compactación del suelo en las obras afecta a las raíces Soil Compaction and Roots (3 pp.)
Plantación de Árboles Nuevos Planting New Trees (3 pp.)
Indices de Fertilizantes Calculating Fertilizers (1 pp.)
Técnicas Apropiadas para Aplicar el Mulch Proper Mulching Techniques (3 pp.)
Principios para el manejo de nutrientes en la produccion de plantas Principles of Plant Nutrition for Vegetables (3 pp.)
Viven del Aire Living in Air (1 pp.)
ACIDEZ DEL SUELO [soil acidity] http://www.mag.go.cr/bibioteca_virtual_ciencia/acidez_suelo.pdf
ANALISIS DE SUELOS
IMPORTANCIA DEL ANALISIS QUIMICOS DEL SUELO PARA MEJORAR LA PRODUCCION AGRICOLA [The importance of chemical soil analysis for agricultural production] http://www.mag.go.cr/bibioteca_virtual_ciencia/tec_analisisquimico.pdf
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