Using Peat Moss - Growing Media and Soil Amendment: A Horticultural Teaching Plan

	Growing Media and Soil Amendment: A Horticultural Teaching Plan

The Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association has developed a teaching plan on growing media and soil amendment for the use of universities, colleges and technical schools. It provides valuable information that will be useful to students in future years.

The Horticulural Teaching Plan is divided into two sections, one for the students (with hand outs that can be copied), and one for the instructor (with more in-depth background information). Both sections cover the following topics:

Terms and Definitions
Characteristics and Qualities
Uses
Environmental Issues

For more details go to the Instructor's Guide online, or download the Student Handouts.

To view the Student Handout you will require Adobe Acrobat. .

Another teaching aid that is available is a three-part slide presentation covering the following subjects:

Building Healthy Soil: Twenty-three slides that describe organics, the importance of pH, CEC and buffering effect and a comparison of different soil conditioners.

Peat Moss: A Gardener's Problem Solver: Thirteen slides on the use of peat moss and organics in gardening.

Peat Moss: A Sustainable Resource: Nineteen slides with an environmental focus that describes the size of the resource, harvest methods, research and restoration.

For more details on how to obtain your own set of slides, e-mail the CSPMA office.