Learning doesn’t stop at the classroom door. Central Texas College Horticulture students are digging into real-world science by testing soils from across Central Texas, analyzing what’s beneath our feet and how it supports healthy plants, trees, and landscapes. By comparing soil from their own backyards with soil on the CTC campus, students explored nutrient levels, composition, and fertility. The results confirmed that CTC’s campus is a highly fertile living laboratory, ideal for hands-on, appl