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How to take care of your garden soil in India

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How to take care of your garden soil in India

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  1. HowtotakecareofyourgardensoilinIndia? theaffordableorganicstore.com/garden-care-blogs/how-to-take-care-of-your-garden-soil/ January16,2021 HowtotakecareofyourgardensoilinIndia? Gardensoilplaysanimportant roleingrowingplants. As soilhelpsinwaterretention and holdsthenecessarynutrients.Thesoilhasmanymicroorganismsthatfixthenitrogen. Butdueto different climaticandtopographical conditions,thereare different typesofsoil presentin different regions.So,thisarticlewillguideyoutodeterminethesoiltypeand howtotakecareofthesoil. HowtotestthetypeofSoil? 1. 2. Take⅓oftapwaterinaglassjar. Inthejarofwater,add ahandfulofgarden soil,puta cover,andshake itthoroughly andcontinuouslysothewaterblendswiththesoil properly. 3. 4. Keepitinaquietplacefor5-10minutesuntiltheparticlessettledownproperly. Thelargeelementsaremostlikelyto besandparticles.Measurethethicknessof thisfirstlayerofsettledparticleswithascale. 5. 6. Leavethejarforanothercoupleofhours. Thesmallerparticleshaveformedanothercoatingontopoftheprimary layer.Thesearesiltparticles.Measurethethicknessofthislayeraswell. 7. 8. 9. Againleavethejarasideforanight. Thethirdlayerthatformsontopofthesiltisclayparticles. Clayparticlesareextremelyfineparticles.Abovethislayer,athinlayeroforganic matterwillbeobserved.Measurethethicknessofthelayerofclayparticles. 10. 11. Nowcheckwhichtypeofparticlestakeupmoreareainthejar. Thiswillhelpyoutodeterminethetypeofsoilyouhaveinyourgarden. Howtotakecareofyourgardensoil?

  2. 1.Addorganiccompostonregularbasis.Itimprovesthequalityandthestructureof soil, increases nutrients exchange faster, retainsmoisture, increase air and water movementin soil. 2.Addgrassclippingwhichwillboostnitrogenlevelinsoil.Itwillsavefertilizercost. Thissource isfrom the gardenand to thegarden. 3.To take up nutrients more efficiently from soil add soil microbes like fungi or beneficialbacteria. 4.YoucanalsoaddPinebark,composedleavesandgypsumtoimprovethe compactionof soil. 5.Addbasicmaterialswhensoilbecomesacidiclikeagriculturallimestone. 6.“MoolMantra”totakecareanytypeofgardensoilisMulching.Youcanuseleaves, straw, compost, plastic sheet tomulch. this will retain the moisture and cools the soil. Stepstoremember 1.pHlevelshouldbe6-7. 2.Atleast6inchofcompost. 3.Usepeatysoilbecauseitisrichinhumus. 4.Addorganicmanure. “Ifyouwantagreatreturnoninvestmentfromyourgardenyoumusttakecareofitssoil”. HerearesomeotherblogswhichmakeyourGreenSpacemoreGreener! Havealookatsomeamazing Videos ofGardeningthatmighthelpyou! Coir Coinsand Coir Potsfor germination of Seeds. Gardeningtoolstohelpyouinpruning,mulchingofsoil. Howto use zipties Herearesome Workshops thatmighthelpyouifyouarenewtoGardening!

  3. ConvertyourgreenspaceintosmallMiniatureGarden. Knowmore aboutyour Garden Soil. KnowhowtostartyourownsmallGarden. HappyGardening!!

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