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Welcome 2
Welcomes and introduction to the course
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Orientation 10 minLecture1.1
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Introductions 15 minLecture1.2
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Step 1: Remove disease, pests & weed seeds 3
Keeping the garden clean (i.e. sanitized) in the fall means less problems in the spring.
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Why do it? 05 minLecture2.1
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Sanitation 30 minLecture2.2
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Action! 30 minLecture2.3
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Step 2: Soil assessment 6
You'll learn how to read your land as well as a few DIY soil tests. Finally, discover the and find out the value of lab soil tests.
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Walking the land 20 minLecture3.1
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DIY soil tests 40 minLecture3.2
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Why get a lab soil test done? 10 minLecture3.3
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Soil collection and soil labs 30 minLecture3.4
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What your soil test measures and what it means 30 minLecture3.5
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Action! 30 minLecture3.6
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Step 3: Add organic matter 4
You'll find out the best materials to add to increase your soil's organic matter
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What is organic matter? 10 minLecture4.1
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Why add organic matter? 30 minLecture4.2
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How do I build up organic matter? 15 minLecture4.3
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Action! 30 minLecture4.4
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Step 4: Sow cover crops 4
Find out the cover crops that fix your soil's problems. There's a cover crop for almost every soil problem.
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What are cover crops? 30 minLecture5.1
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Fall cover crops 30 minLecture5.2
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Terminating the cover crop 30 minLecture5.3
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Seed companies 10 minLecture5.4
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Step 5: Mulch and organic fertilizers 2
The best mulches to improve soil and insulate plants. Which fertilizers to add in fall so the nutrients are available in the spring
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Mulches 15 minLecture6.1
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Organic fertilizers 15 minLecture6.2
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Cross the finish line 2
Recap & celebrate what you've learnt about building soil this week.
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Recap 15 minLecture7.1
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Celebrate! 10 minLecture7.2
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Bonus 5
Find out groups, blogs, books and tweet chats that talk about soil
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Resources 03 minLecture8.1
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goodbye 30 minLecture8.2
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Books 05 minLecture8.3
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Websites 10 minLecture8.4
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Social media 15 minLecture8.5
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I have a residential garden, all indoors. I am taking the course to learn more about what I could do in the garden.
So happy you’re taking the course, Kirk! I’m sure you’ll learn all kinds of things to do to improve your OUTDOOR soil.