Center for Horticultural Soils Testing and Research (CHSTR)

CHSTR houses the technical team at Midwest Trading. We work with growing substrates for greenhouses and nurseries; planting soils and amendments for landscapes; engineered soils for green roof, other green infrastructure and at grade applications. We are involved with sourcing raw inputs, managing inventories, designing blends, manufacturing automation, quality assurance, research and development, and technical support to clients and industry partners.

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Using Soil Water Sensors to Evaluate Plant Available Water in Engineered Landscape Soils. Poster

Using soil water sensors to evaluate plant available water in engineered landscape soils from Kevin Donnelly

Had the opportunity to present some of our initial findings at the International Plant Propagators Society meeting in Madison in 2019.

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Using Soil Water Sensors to Evaluate Plant Available Water in Engineered Landscape Soils. Poster

Methods for Representing Field Hydraulic Conductivity with the Ksat