Soil Management
What is soil management?
Soil management consists of constant monitoring to evaluate what microbes are needed to produce nutrient cycling. Nutrient cycling is fundamental to producing plant available food that improve plant yield, fungi to bacteria ratio, soil structure, water retention, decrease soil erosion, improve carbon sequestration and reduce pest.
Our goals for Soil Management
Creating Quality Soil for Chicagoans
Aerobic composting allows us to produce ground ready soil in 21 days. This process creates high quality soil within a short time frame. Composting this way with minimal turns produces soil that is free of pest, seeds, disease, while improving water retention, carbon sequestration through fungi, soil structure, higher yield plant growth, nutrient cycling all while reducing the effort needed to grow desired. Our goal is to assist communities in producing high quality produce with minimal effort.
Soil Management Consist of:
Microscopy
Utilizing the microscope
Microscopy utilizes the microscope to evaluate soil samples to confirm whether aerobic microbes are present. This practice allows Soil for Chicago to produce soil that has microbes that exist in oxygen rich environments. Therefore promoting healthy plant development with aerobic microbes.
Composting
Thermophilic method/21 day turnaround
Composting
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Composting consist of adding diverse starting materials, mixing them together to reach temperatures of at least 131 degrees. Once compost has been hot enough for long enough, which depends on the length of time temperature has been maintained, next is turned to ensure each part of the pile has gone through thermophilic composting. This ensures no pest, seeds or diseases persist in the compost pile. Once all elements of the pile have been heated thoroughly, next the compost sits for at least 21
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