Best Management Practices, or BMPs, are methods and techniques informed by soil science that help gardeners, farmers, and other practitioners reach their goals using effective and sustainable soil management. These practices for success are informed by field and lab research, and include a variety of general topics (as also listed under our Key Resources section/sidebar):
- Amendments
- Biochar
- Compaction
- Compost
- Contamination
- Cover Crops
- Drainage & Irrigation
- Fertility & Fertilizers
- Mulch
- Peecycling & Humanure
- pH
- Raised Beds
- Soil Health
- Soil Testing
Within these broader categories, SoilNOW is building partnerships between Cornell students and content experts (at Cornell University, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and beyond) to curate and create a network of resources on specific BMPs of interest, including topics such as:
- Coffee Grounds for Nitrogen
- Compost Methods: A Quick “How to” Guide
- How To Diagnose Plant Nutrient Deficiencies Using Leaf Symptoms
- Composting and Coffee Grounds
- Composting Methods
- How to Test Soil pH
- How to Use Compost As a Mulch or Soil Amendment
- Mulching with Coffee Grounds
We invite you to explore these resources, and many more to come! Please contact us at soil3@cornell.edu if you have an idea for a resource, and don’t see the information you need on our site. Remember, you can always navigate this website by topic using the Key Resources section/sidebar.
