I do have two compost piles set up but I fear that they will not be ready in time for the growing season. I was wondering if there was compost soil for sale somewhere online that wasn’t too expensive, or if there is some kind of soil at a department store which isn’t high in [...]
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Hello, I have a large tub of soil that has been sitting outside since August of 2009. Ever since then the soil has turned pitch dark. I bought another bag of soil and planted plants.I found that the seeds in the new bag of soil grew faster than the ones in the old soil. Is [...]
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In big cities the soil has been cut off from the light and has not been fertilised by rotting vegetation for possibly hundreds of years. What chemical changes have occurred in that soil and why?
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I am doing an experiment for school and we’re testing the amount of toxic herbicides in the soil of our park. We’re getting soil samples from different location, and then we will compare them. But, I don’t know how to test the pollution in the soil. Any ideas?
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years ago,i used aqua soil instead of regular potting soil for my house plants.i noticed that the plants grew better in aqua soil.i don’t know where to buy it,i live in the southerntier of ny.any good stores and locations?
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I got directions on a new plant to plant it in sterile soil. Is soil really ever sterile? Wouldn’t that mean there were no nutrients in the soil? How does one sterilize soil? Boil it? Please enlighten me, thanks!
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I got 10 Zelkova (Japanese Elm) seeds and i am wondering what kind of soil to use. the package says use “starter soil” but does that mean bonsai soil or just normal potting soil. Can I just us normal potting soil to start the seeds and then buy bonsai soil once they sprout?
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We have this concrete patch in the backyard- can I just lay the grass carpet on it or do I have to put soil all over it to cover it? How much soil is required? I do not want to break the concrete b/c it will require too much work. Is it possible?
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We are doing an experiment on why soil conducts electricity. Our procedure is to place a 9V battery in 3 inches deep of soil and place the multimeter needles on top of the soil and see how much voltage there is. Mud gave us the most voltage with 0.2 V out of the 9V battery [...]
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i’m planning to plan something like CA pepper/oleader tree and some flowers at area that seems to have very poor drainage and heavy soil. I did a test by digging a 6″ deep hole and fill it up with water, the water sit there for more than 1 1/2 hours. I heard that good drainage [...]
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