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Re:Sri Lanka’s overnight flip to organic farming has led to ... by brador on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @10:17AM (#28445166)
What makes “good” soil? Is it a particular animal? Location? Rainfall? Nearby vegetation?

Can you buy good soil or is it part of the land and just too deep/not worth buying?

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Re:Sri Lanka’s overnight flip to organic farming has led to ... by pharke on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @10:39AM (#28445431)
It is a combination of factors, but the primary determinants are the mineral composition and the organic and biological content. It's more cost effective, though time consuming, to make soil in place than it is to strip mine it and transport it.

https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/what-are-s...

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Re:Sri Lanka’s overnight flip to organic farming has led to ... by brianwawok on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @10:28AM (#28445302)
You can always import good soil sure. Go to a rich land place and dig it up. But it will slowly wash away in the rain.

Good soil needs lots of dead plant stuff. Bad soil is clay or rocks.

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