Soil Conditioning by Tania Henwood https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih Focus on organic matter and gypsum en-us 2018-06-07 08:59:26 UTC 2026-02-06 04:34:25 UTC hello@padlet.com Soil Property improved - Structure taniaihenwood https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/266401408 2018-06-09 10:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/266401408 taniaihenwood https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/266784862 2018-06-12 10:16:31 UTC https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/266784862 good simple video on why and when you want Gypsum taniaihenwood https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/266786835 2018-06-12 10:30:22 UTC https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/266786835 cinesimonj https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/268406970 Soil Conditioning SJ
What is soil conditioning?

Soil conditioning is the process of changing the properties of the soil, to suit a planned purpose. Conditioning may be different depending on what the planting plan is, and the initial qualities of the soil.
Soil conditioning typically means applying lots of organic material to the soil - compost and manure are most common, sometimes gypsum is added as the calcium aids in developing soil structure. If a soil's acid or alkaline level is a real issue, adding sulfur or lime can  be used to lower or raise the pH - though typically this is only commercial activities such as crops or turf growing. In garden settings, it's best to use plants that prefer the naturally occurring pH of the soil, as maintaining an artificial pH is a never-ending task. 

Adding organic matter (compost, manure etc) to soil will benefit pretty much all soils.
It enhances water retention so less watering will be required and plant access to nutrients is improved.
It feeds the bacteria in the soil, enabling healthy quantities of the bacteria or soil microbes and worms to thrive... these produce nutrients and aerate the soil.
It helps balance soils of all pH ranges, bringing the soil into an optimum range for nutrient availability.
It helps add structure to the soil and helps break up tighly bound clay and silt particles, which along with freeing up nutrients, enables healthier root growth.
 eventually achieving the goal of a loamy, nutrient-rich, well aerated soil.

Plants therefore will be as healthy as possible due to  the optimum access to nutrients and air.

]]> 2018-06-25 04:32:51 UTC https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/268406970 cinesimonj https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/268409304 2018-06-25 05:01:15 UTC https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/268409304 taniaihenwood https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/268410708 2018-06-25 05:14:43 UTC https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/268410708 taniaihenwood https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/268410794 2018-06-25 05:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/268410794 taniaihenwood https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/268579897 2018-06-26 09:46:04 UTC https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/268579897 taniaihenwood https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/268581932 2018-06-26 10:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/268581932 taniaihenwood https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/268666485 2018-06-27 01:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/268666485 Well Done! lisa_short https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/268915064 you both put in an astonishing amount of work - excellent job!  I hope you enjoyed working on your project.  I have enjoyed reading it!
Lisa S]]> 2018-06-28 23:51:19 UTC https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/268915064 Good job Simon lisa_short https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/268915263 Great column on organic matter - nice work]]> 2018-06-28 23:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/taniaihenwood/eeur5i2c9aih/wish/268915263