Best ever topics in soil

Register / Login

permaculture forums growies critters building homesteading energy monies kitchen purity ungarbage community wilderness fiber arts art permaculture artisans regional education skip experiences global resources cider press projects digital market permies.com pie forums private forums all forums

this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...

master stewards:

Carla Burke
Nancy Reading
John F Dean
r ransom
Jay Angler
Timothy Norton

stewards:

paul wheaton
Pearl Sutton
Tereza Okava

master gardeners:

Christopher Weeks
M Ljin

gardeners:

thomas rubino
Jeremy VanGelder
Megan Palmer

Show best of: all time . 365 days . 30 days . 7 days

Best ever topics in soil

soil

I made new garden soil!

5 replies 9

soil

Found layer of petroleum below my soil/horse manure in my barnyard

16 replies 1 3 4

soil

Any idea how to make use of sea salt minerals into our soil ?

17 replies

soil

Eliminating weeds from an existing bed - experiences with asparagus

14 replies 4

soil

Adding compost on top of mulch?

7 replies 5

soil

Chop and drop vs turning soil over

26 replies 1 2

soil

Should I pH amend my acid soil?

8 replies 3

soil

Placing leaves in bottom of hole

15 replies 5

soil

Overcoming a difficult growing environment.

9 replies 3 6

soil

Sandy soil missing key nutrients but don't want invasive

9 replies 2

soil

Can a mucus problem help inoculate soil

10 replies 1

soil

scummy woods..

8 replies

soil

Improving wet, clay soil in newly planted orchard - What plants, fungi, etc to use?

20 replies 5

soil

Understanding Soil

6 replies 1 6

soil

Help with amendments

14 replies 3

soil

Official Geophagia and Dust Bathing Thread

3 replies 1 2

soil

My First Bone Meal

10 replies 6 5

soil

How many people intentionally include microbe inoculation when they plant?

8 replies 3

soil

Webinar: What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health

2 replies

soil

Lead contaminated soil and wildlife

16 replies

soil

Confused about soil health

15 replies 1 4

soil

Solar cooking alternative to Slash and Burn horticulture.

7 replies 1 3

soil

To make raised beds or not, that is the question...

14 replies 3 4 3

soil

Potting Soil Recipes--What Are Yours?

8 replies 8

soil

aerobic vs anaerobic soil. not even close to what you likely think.

9 replies 1 7

soil

Fertilizer Shortage? I call BS!

3 replies

soil

How Growing Plants builds soil health

7 replies 1 6

soil

Simple soil amendments: manure, SCG, kelp, etc.?

13 replies 5

soil

Adding sand .. is it a good idea?

12 replies 5

soil

Deep compost/ mulch for fruit trees.

11 replies 18 2

soil

Amending soil with Biochar. Discuss......

12 replies 1 1 5

soil

The Sad Legacy of Modern Ag

14 replies 1 4

soil

Making use of garden waste producing biochar - feasible?

33 replies 3 3 3

soil

Tidal forces and soil moisture

38 replies 4

soil

River silt as topsoil

7 replies 2

soil

Help for Anaerobic soil

11 replies 4 2

soil

Here is what's so bad about adding Nitrogen

7 replies 1 1

soil

Building heavy, acidic clay soil (ultisol)

9 replies 7 5

soil

Doubt. Fertility on Fukuoka

24 replies 2

soil

How much char by volume?

10 replies 1 5 2

soil

Making potting soil from wood chips

15 replies 1 4 3

soil

Jar test: Silt vs Clay

13 replies 5

soil

Newbie questions on soil

14 replies 11

soil

Using Clam Shells as Mineralizer

3 replies 3

soil

For the Soil Gurus - A Couple of Newbie Questions About Silty Loams

21 replies 4

soil

Salinity super high soil test

13 replies 2 1 1

soil

Could I make absolutely FREE quality potting mix from what's around?

11 replies 1 4

soil

Recycling old potting soil

23 replies 4

soil

Soil blocks

10 replies 11 2

soil

Any ideas what’s digging this hole?

9 replies 1

soil

Caliche

5 replies 1

soil

roofing debris all over garden beds; how worried should I be?

8 replies 2

soil

Too much compost in the soil? Steve Solomon Intelligent gardener

31 replies

soil

Propagate your own Rhizobia bacteria for seed inoculation?

7 replies

soil

Getting to know my soil on a detailed level

1 reply 15 4

soil

Calcium magnesium soil test kit

17 replies 1 3

soil

Using Onions for Sulfur to Increase Acidity in Soil?

8 replies 1

soil

Help - can my soil be improved enough to plant a tree ASAP, using what's in my yard?

17 replies 3

soil

Long term unintended (?) soil improvement

6 replies 2 2

soil

How can I improve my compacted soil - without digging?

17 replies 1 3 4
- ◄
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- ...
- 14
- ►

Top Forums

digital market

building

earthship 1982
earth bag 3492
rainwater catchment 6032
greenhouses 11335
finishes 1939
stone work 2198
fencing 4092
roundwood and timber framing 6829
wofati and earth berm 8240
natural building 25590
cob 6617
straw bale house 3102
tiny house 5906
toilet alternatives 6440
woodworking 6354
passive solar 3540
grey water 3672
nomadic housing 1634
6 more...

permaculture artisans

skip

pep 6218
skills to inherit property 4111
pea 1244
pep gardening 976
pep animal care 1243
pep textiles 2394
skip workshop 1482
20 more...

growies

fruit trees 27177
hugelkultur 16838
forest garden 27758
permaculture 43816
gardening for beginners 34066
plants 59153
woodland 12573
soil 22000
trees 32838
composting 17496
organic 20615
lawn 6801
potatoes 2736
hedges 1966
40 more...

ungarbage

repair 5943
recycling 7610
zero waste 5477
upcycling 5198
1 more...

critters

chickens 23435
honey bees 7889
bugs 11964
goats and sheep 10085
pigs 6465
cattle 5149
dogs and cats 7603
critter care 9984
16 more...

homesteading

homestead 45124
gear 22885
earthworks 9559
ponds 8175
wells and springs 3525
scythes 1850
low tech 4886
3 more...

energy

rocket mass heaters 45010
rocket stoves 30258
alternative energy 18434
wood burning stoves 14163
solar 11672
transportation 3184
rocket ovens 2449
6 more...

monies

frugality 19221
crowdfunding 15579
residual income streams 1713
farm income 8848
financial strategy 8894
cottage industry 3122
2 more...

community

intentional community 15013
ecovillage 2239
communication 6354
decision making 747
permaculture singles 11400
rural 3078
6 more...

wilderness

wild harvesting 8074
ancestral skills 5013
hunting and fishing 2123
survival 4859

regional

missoula 7510
cascadia 10075
rockies 5010
great white north 4362
europe 3981
southwest usa 4430
midwest usa 4109
eastern usa 3262
southeast usa 4885
ozarks 2929
south america / central america / mexico 1783
iberia 2963
africa 2161
13 more...

permies.com

tinkering with this site 44078
introductions 8711
meaningless drivel 80034
wiki 25134
2 more...

projects

projects 22776
wheaton laboratories 35649
permaculture design 8352
permaculture sites 2241

global resources

books 12367
movies, videos and documentaries 5607
products 1987
paul wheaton's permaculture podcasts 4252
resources: seeds, plants, honey, consulting, etc. 5636
blatant advertising 4260
podcasts 927
magazines 266
7 more...

kitchen

food preservation 13778
fermentation 6723
cooking 31134
medicinal herbs 12651
food as medicine 9459
vegan food 1627
7 more...

education

pdc 2477
workshops 3336
conferences / convergences 1095
kids 3919
online learning 2841
science and research 2617
5 more...

art

art 11031
music 3688
writing 2729
living art 1492
camera work 3427
2 more...

fiber arts

textile techniques 7577
animal fibers 3545
plant fibers 3267
sewing 6136
3 more...

purity

home care 5946
personal care 11052
ergonomics 3280
1 more...

experiences

volunteer offerings 4189
jobs offered 2320
jobs wanted 1361
land shares 4519
7 more...