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Sask | I agree with what you are saying here. Looking for some direction on how a guy starts rebuilding the soil. Tillage gets done one pass over the compacted areas maybe once every 3 years. This year had a very good crop of kochia so left the ground as is for reasons you say - the kochia roots create biomass in the soil and I beleive it is best to not touch that. I see it as a start to the soil structure rebuilding. I will still seed those areas next spring, I know where they are and I can turn on a tank metering unit when I pass over those areas and add some type of product to the soil if it will be helpful to keep the process moving foward, and hopefully faster than the 6 to 8 years I am seeing so far.
Don't expect a one time permanent fix, as mentioned would like to trial something this year and see what I can learn.
Salts are definitely a issue, they are visible in the soil clod in the picture. I have ripped some areas and seen the white layer on surface next spring after the clods have broken up and the released water was able to move down.
I see mention of gypsum often, but not mentioned in discussion for Canadian prairies, whether it is due to not often tried or not as suitable for the soils here.
Will look into that Facebook link. | |
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Will humic address soil compaction
