Hi,
I'm looking at a piece of land in the finger lakes region of New York. The land was pasture 100 years ago and is now forest. I'd like to use permaculture practices to develop this land, but am concerned with the quality of the soil
It's volusia channery silt loam. I've pasted its description from the USDA soil survey below. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks!
Setting
Landform: Drumlinoid ridges, hills, till plains
Landform position (two-dimensional): Footslope, summit
Landform position (three-dimensional): Base slope
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Loamy till derived mainly from siltstone, sandstone, and shale or slate
Properties and qualities
Slope: 3 to 8 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: 10 to 22 inches to fragipan
Natural drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 6 to 18 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Very low (about 1.9 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3w
Hydrologic Soil Group: D
