What organic manure does
Agriculture · Grade 9 · about 40 minutes
It feeds the crop and rebuilds the soil at the same time.
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- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
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Other lessons in this sub-strand
- What organic gardening is
- Organic and conventional compared
- Choosing the site and the crop
- Preparing the seedbed
- What organic manure does
- Making compost
- Farmyard manure
- Making an organic foliar feed
- Planting the crop
- Controlling weeds without chemicals
- Controlling pests without chemicals
- Watering and daily care
- Harvesting and keeping records
- Presenting the project, and why it matters