Course: SAT 272 Construction of Sustainable Landscaping - Spring 2015

Reading and Multimedia Assignments

Reading Assignments
Reading Assignments

This unit explores the choices available for fertilizing the landscape.  We have synthetic fertilizers that are predominately made from petroleum byproducts.  There are also sustainable methods of fertilizing that we will explore.  Sustainable methods are sometimes not as effective and can be much more expensive to apply.

Cation Exchange Capacity of Soils

© SMART! Fertilizer Management

Soil Test Results- How To Interpret Them?

© SMART! Fertilizer Management

Soil pH and Lime Requirement for Home Grounds Plantings

by Stephanie Murphy, Ph.D., Rutgers Soil Test Laboratory