Accurate garden soil testing?

[CADplans]

I would love to have that much chipped wood available. Wow, though I am sure the storm must have been horrific.

I can relate. Our garden started as mostly subsoil, and it seemed like I put down a foot of compost over the whole thing and rototill it in every year and it would vanish by the next year.



All the best,

Peter

As far as the compost disappearing,, I think, literally, it does,,
the compost is mostly carbon,,
if the carbon is exposed to the oxygen in the air,, then add some animal life,, termites, bacteria, etc.,,, the carbon turns into CO2,, which is a gas,,

Because of this belief,, I work VERY hard to minimize exposing the soil to air,,
no plowing, unless absolutely necessary,,
minimal tiller cultivation,

I figure if the carbon just sets there,, it will last longer.

 

[goeduck]

There is that 554 x4 I drool over again