Any more or less knowledgeable gardener will tell you, to achieve success in the economic field, we need fertile soil.The better the quality of the soil on the site, the better it will grow cucumbers, grow stronger and stronger neighbors envy at the sight of the huge melons.Therefore it is important at least in general terms to know about what is the density of the soil, to have an idea of its texture and moisture.The good news is that most of the properties of the soil at any garden plots can be explained by simple field methods.
You have to compare.So let's start our workshop with the fact that armed to soil samples with different quality areas.Enough of three-centimeter narrow strips of any length and a depth of about half a meter.Here's to them that we and learn to determine the density of the soil and other characteristics.
All soil types can be divided into sand and clay.Yet they are called "light" and "heavy."However, in its pure form, they are rare, and mostly anywhere on the present in a harmonious symbiosis.What predominates in the soil you find it easy: just look at its mechanical structure and size of soil particles.All operations for greater accuracy, it is desirable to carry only fresh slices.
Take a small clump of soil and rub it between your fingers.From what happened fished stones, roots and other relatively large particles.Should get a uniform earthen powder.Thereafter, it is necessary to add enough water to form a paste, which can easily crush a cake.The main thing at this stage is not to overdo it with water: the resulting mass should be easy to roll into a ball and back into the cake.
After that, in fact, you can begin to determine the density of the soil.There may be several options:
- mass of loose, crumbling and formed with difficulty.So, in your area in a large number of sandy soil prevails.
- Massa easily formed, effortlessly rolled into a ball in the palm, disintegrates only the third time.The density of the soil in this case higher, and the composition of sandy loam soil.On such land can be planted almost everything - from potatoes and onions to apricots and peaches.An exception can be called unless some vegetables, responsive to a material density different.For example, a fiery red beans can not give a very good harvest, but with the usual beans will be no problems.
- Massa easily rolled into a ball, or lozenge, first easily formed into a thin sausage, and then falling apart.In this case, your soil - loamy.Or srednesuglinistoj if the sausage can be bent into a ring, and in its folds there are small kinks.Loam is also perfectly suitable for almost all types of vegetable and fruit crops.
- Finally, if a ring of soil mass smooth, without breaks and cracks appear only after repeated attempts to bend - the high density of the soil and clay soil itself.Provided that the competent handling of this section, it will be great to grow beans, cabbage, spinach, berry trees and many other crops.It can be grown on clay soils and potatoes, provided a sufficient number of feeding.
So Determination of soil compaction on the site will help you plan garden work, so that they bring the greatest possible benefit.
