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Ecology Class Notes

Pre-Class Prep Work

If you want to gain the maximum benefit from your investment in the class, complete the four assignments in the document below  before the class.

Pre-Class Prepwork Google Doc: Assigments 1 -4

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Supplementary material for Soil Tests (Assignment 4)

Sausage Test

Take a handful of soil. Feel the soil. Is it rough, smooth or sticky? Wet the soil in your hand and try to make a sausage. Then look at the table and decide what kind of soil it is. Sausage Test

Fractional Soil Analysis

Slight more involved test for the scientifically minded. Fractional Soil Analysis

Supplementary Learning Material (After Class)

Recommended Text Book

This is just a recommendation. Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition. Save our trees and get the Kindle Edition

Supplementary Reading

Try The Truly African Way Of Landscaping

Sources of Indigenous Plants for Highveld Gardens

Basic Design Concepts for Sustainable Landscapes

Sustainable Soil Management

Qualitative Soil Health Indicators

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