Re:Soil Erosion: Why soil is disappearing from farms
by jelliclesfarm on Sunday July 14, 2019 @06:26PM
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Possibly. I haven’t done any studies. I find good soil management with rotation and maintaining soil biome is sufficient in my Ca 8a/8b soil. My fields have soils that can be categorized as yolo loam and adobe can’t.
Re:Soil Erosion: Why soil is disappearing from farms
by Nasrudith on Sunday July 14, 2019 @05:58PM
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One thing not mentioned often about rainforrests is that their soil is actually pretty damn terrible. Which is also why you see things like carnivorous plants there.
Re:Soil Erosion: Why soil is disappearing from farms
by jelliclesfarm on Sunday July 14, 2019 @06:17PM
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So what if rainforest soil is terrible...their main function is to sequester carbon and act as a carbon sink supporting habitat and balance terrestrial ecology.
Re:Soil Erosion: Why soil is disappearing from farms
by Nasrudith on Sunday July 14, 2019 @07:13PM
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That is more for "why it helps there in the first place" than any disparagement of the rainforests. That the soil is terrible is more reason to leave them there - especially when they provide steady rain.
It isn't like temperate climates where you can rotate between farms, fields, and forrests over time easier.
Re:Soil Erosion: Why soil is disappearing from farms
by jelliclesfarm on Sunday July 14, 2019 @07:57PM
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right. i hear you.
may i ask what you mean by 'terrible'...nutritionally deficient or acidic..etc etc?
We're talking in the context of soil depletion in this thread, so I don't think their limited conclusion applies.