Examples of cohesionless soil are sand and gravel. Cohesionless soil is also known as frictional soil. Is clay cohesive or non cohesive? Cohesive soil means clay (fine grain soil), or soil with a high clay content, which has cohesive strength. … ааCohesive soil is hard to break up when dry,Read More →
Planting your Water Wisteria It can still grow in small grain gravel or sand substrate, as long as you keep fertilizing it with fertilizing tabs, but be careful to anchor the wisteria if you plant it in sand until the roots are well established in the substrate to avoid accidentalRead More →
In India, laterite soil is widespread, covering over 10% of the total geographical area, namely on the summits of the Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats (Rajamahal Hills, Vindhyas, Satpuras, and Malwa Plateau), southern parts of Maharashtra, parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal Orissa, Jharkhand, Kerala, Assam, … What are theRead More →
Terrestrial bromeliads, those that grow in the ground, will grow in any commercial potting or soil mix as long as the drainage is good. The epiphytic bromeliads, those that grow in trees, will grow in anything that has good aeration and drains well but still holds enough moisture to keepRead More →
While trees vary in their tolerance of fill, the amount considered safe to apply is two inches annually. Use a light sandy soil like river sand or pumped sand for filling. Dan Gill is a horticulturist with the LSU AgCenter. How much dirt will kill a tree? Changing the gradeRead More →
Tree ferns may be grown in containers, outdoors or in a large greenhouse or conservatory. They need bright, filtered light and moderate humidity, and should be planted in loam-based ericaceous compost, adding about 20 percent peat-free potting media for additional humus. What can I plant with dicksonia in Antarctica? DicksoniaRead More →
It can be recovered when soil is lost by erosion. Soil is considered a renewable resource because it does not get exhausted and it can be restored. Is soil a renewable resource of energy? Its preservation is essential for food security and our sustainable future. Is soil a renewable orRead More →
2.2 Alluvial Soil The soil is generally covered by tall grasses and forests, as well as a number of crops, such as rice, wheat, sugarcane, tobacco, maize, cotton, soybean, jute, oilseeds, fruits, vegetables, etc. Can we grow cotton on alluvial soil? Crops like rice, wheat, sugarcane, tobacco, jute, cotton, oilseeds,Read More →
Don’t till wet soils to dry them out. Tilling or driving on wet soils causes compaction. Depending on how fast the rain came and how little residue was on the soil surface, a crust may have formed and some may want to till the field to break up the crust.Read More →
Soil can be mechanically compacted by applying force with a roller, hoe or rammer. A roller looks like a drum aerator, minus the spikes. Pulling this weighted metal drum over the lawn crushes the soil. In a pinch, a heavily loaded wheelbarrow can do the same job. How long doesRead More →