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Daniele Meliffi started the discussion How to fix hydrophobic soil regeneratively in the forum Soil Health 3 years ago
How to fix hydrophobic soil regeneratively
I found that my soil is hydrophobic and I am currently giving 10 mm per square meter of water per day to find it dry after a few hours, the water infiltrates well as it is sandy but it is not absorbed. there are a lot of wild brassicas and legumes and I think their oils have coated the soil particles. I would not use wetting agents because they…
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Angus Ingram replied to the discussion Sunn Hemp in the forum Cover Crops 3 years ago
Hi Herb
Thanks for the reply. All experience is helpful. Much appreciated.
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Herb Young replied to the discussion Sunn Hemp in the forum Cover Crops 3 years ago
Angus, I’ve had good results growing Sunn hemp. The nodulation on some plants was very impressive (clusters) but on others slight. I assumed this meant an inoculum was necessary, so added it to a recent planting. I have a citrus grove of young trees. 4-5’ tall hemp with bright flowers on top was enjoyable to watch In a breeze. I let it go too…
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Edward Turk replied to the discussion [WEBINAR] Emergent properties in soil microbiome networks in the forum Soil Health 3 years ago
Reply to [WEBINAR] Emergent properties in soil microbiome networks
Super interesting stuff, the one issue I have with sequencing is it picks up microorganisms that may be dead or dormant in your soil. There is really only one way to know what is currently alive and functional in a soil and that’s to look with your eyes through a microscope.
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lennart claassen replied to the discussion Help with Sap Test in the forum Soil Health 3 years ago
Hi Kent,
the answer is probably a bit late.
I see in your sap analysis that sugar levels are a little bit low and Nh4 it very high. I’m only guessing here but with the sampling date it might indicate that your wheat is a little heat stressed.
Also the manganese level seems low.
I am not an expert on hoppers but maybe this might attract them. - Load More
