Any knowledgeable gardener will tell you: To achieve success in the economic field, fertile soil is needed. The better the quality of the soil on the site, the better the cucumbers will grow, and the envy of the neighbors will grow stronger when you see the huge watermelons. Therefore, it is important, at least in general terms, to know what soil density is, to have an idea of its mechanical composition and humidity. It is encouraging that most of the properties of the soil in any garden orchard area can be clarified by simple field methods.
Everything is relative. Therefore, we will begin our workshop with the fact that we will arm ourselves with soil samples from various areas of quality. Enough narrow three-centimeter strips of arbitrary length and depth of about half a meter. Here we will learn how to determine the soil density and other characteristics.
All types of soil can be divided into sandy andclayey. They are also called "light" and "heavy". True, in the pure form they are rare, and basically on any site are present in a harmonious symbiosis. What kind of soil prevails in you, it's easy to find out: just look at its mechanical composition and determine the size of soil particles. All operations, for greater accuracy, it is desirable to conduct only on fresh sections.
Take a small lump of soil and rub itbetween the fingers. From what has happened, you will find pebbles, plant roots and other relatively large particles. Should be a homogeneous earth powder. After that, you need to add so much water to it to form a paste, which can be easily crushed into a cake. The main thing at this stage is not to overdo it with water: the resulting mass should easily roll into the 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:
That's how determining the coefficient of compaction of soil on your site will help plan orchard works so that they bring as much benefit as possible.
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