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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where can i find aqua soil for my house plants?
Flower Gardening
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?
What is sterile soil? Why would a plant need sterile soil over a soil that had compost?
Flower Gardening
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!
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?
I used neem to kill off gnats in the soil of a poinsettias plant last winter is the neem stunting the pla?
Flower Gardening
I have a poinsettia plant and its barely growing is it because of the neem I sprayed in the soil and the gnats still wont go away what should I do?
How much soil do you need to grow grass?
Flower Gardening
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?
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 [...]
soil amendment for heavy soil/clay to creat good drainage?
Flower Gardening
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 [...]
My plant soil has little flys in it. I just got it to replant my plants. How can i get rid of the flys?
Flower Gardening
The same thing happened last year when I bought new soil. I kept spraying the soil and the plants with soapy water, but some of my plants couldn’t stand the solution too well. what plant friendly remedy can I use to eliminate this annoying problem? Thank you SOOOOO much!
When initially putting soil into a pot to grow herbs from seeds does it matter how tightly you pack the soil?
Flower Gardening
I just started to grow a variety of cooking herbs indoors and I’m wondering if I put the soil in the pots correctly. I put it in rather loosely, and I’m wondering if I was supposed to pack the soil tightly. Any suggestions would be great!
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