Visit of Gabriel Artunduaga Cuellar – empresagro

Mr Gabriel Artunduaga Cuellar of Empresagro came to the school today to give a talk about plant nutrition and nutrient uptake by plants. His background in agronomy was put to great use with both gardeners, teachers and students experessing interest and asking questions of him during the course of his first session – a talk […]

Soil testing

The students first investigated what makes up soil, its major properties, its structure and composition, and taxonomy before testing the acidity of the soil using pH paper and meters, and soil respiration using a Solvita low level CO2 soil respiration burst monitor.   Students measuring soil temperature at 15cm, and taking soil samples (90g) in […]

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