PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for collecting a sample in soil, which collects the sample in the soil in an unhardened state midway through the operation of filling an expanded foot protection bulb in pile construction with a foot protection liquid or immediately after the completion...
Break up with your lawn and grow a wildflower patch or vegetable garden instead. Read on to learn how to turn your lawn into a garden.
Another reason we test the soil is because we won’t need to rely on fertilizing the soil too much. If you start with healthy soil, you won’t need so much “fixing.” Before you start dumping on the lime and fertilizers, your first step should be taking a soil sample to send off ...
Soil should also be rich and have a neutral to alkaline pH. Taking a soil sample is a great way to determine if you need to add anything to the soil to make it more fertile or adjust the pH. Clay soil will have to be heavily amended before a peony will do well growing in it. H...
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damp soil conducts very well. By walking around the site and taking about four readings per metre, it is possible to get a detailed idea of what is where beneath the surface. The teams then build up pictures of walls, earths and other remains. “It helps a lot if it has rained, becau...
Iron sulfate is used to quickly increase soil acidity prior to planting. It must be watered frequently after application. A soil test is required to determine the exact amount needed. A liquid acidifier may be applied to the soil while growing plants are present. This treatment must be applied...
ReQuest is a questioning technique that has been shown to help students focus on text and pay attention to detail (Manzo, 1969). Here’s how ReQuest works: Have students read an assigned text (a few sentences or paragraphs). The teacher should turn over the text and invite students to ask...
About a third of the planet’s food goes to waste, often because of its looks. That’s enough to feed two billion people.
A cannabis grower can measure the pH of a water sample using special pH tester drops or a digital pH pen, like the one shown here on the right. Okay, so why is pH important to cannabis growers? Cannabis naturally likes a slightly acidic environment at the roots. Soil with a slightly ...