Feb 10 2010

One crop, two solutions…

So, since we introduced the idea of cover crops, I thought I would mention my garden. We moved last fall, and so I decided to start a new veggie garden in my back yard last spring. I grew tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, carrots, onions, potatoes, and herbs–all in a 10 x 20 foot plot. Here’s a [...]

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Sep 23 2009

Ecosystems: Soil

Today in class, soil was our main topic with the question of how does it form? In an ecosystem their are two components of biotic and abiotic. Under abiotic, there are four major elements: energy, water, air, and soil. With soil being our major topic, we looked into the formation of soil and how elements [...]

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