www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops analyzing-your-soil-and-crop Ch 21. Analyzing Your Soil and Crop ...optimum), but some labs use optimum and high interchangeably. (High, and even very high, does not mean that the nutrient is present in toxic amounts; these categories only indicate that...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops making-and-using-composts Ch 13. Making and Using Composts ...and small-pile composting—and “high temperature” composting. We like to use the term “composting” only when talking about the rapid decomposition that takes place at high temperatures. EVEN BIRDS DO IT...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops ch-9-managing-for-high-quality-soils-and-focusing-on-organic-matter-management Ch 9. Managing for High-Quality Soils and Focusing on Organic Matter Management ...high C:N residue has a low percentage of nitrogen. Low C:N residues have relatively high percentages of nitrogen. Crop residues usually average 40% carbon, and this figure doesn’t change much...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops integrating-crops-and-livestock Ch 12. Integrating Crops and Livestock ...from high manure application rates, especially when there is insufficient leaching by rainfall or irrigation (also with covered ground like high tunnels). Very high amounts of added manures, over a...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops how-good-are-your-soils Ch 23. How Good Are Your Soils? ...drainage) or whitish (high lime content), but organic matter makes them more dark (see Chapter 2). We therefore associate black soils with high quality, and within the same soil type...