One of the readers asked me to write something about the change in soil pH. First, a brief introduc

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One of the readers asked me to write something about the change in soil pH. First, a brief introduction of what the pH is and why it is so important. The pH scale - a quantitative scale of acidity or alkalinity of aqueous solutions of chemicals.
Most crops feels best in a pH range of 6-7. Ensure proper pH crop plants is important because: nalco plants do not grow well in soil with a pH wrong and some even do not grow at all decreases the quality and quantity of crops may be shortages of micronutrients in plants is too low pH increases the absorption nalco of heavy metals (lead, cadmium .. .) and harmful in large amounts of aluminum are less absorbed macronutrients in soils with low pH is lowered efficiency of the process of nitrogen fixation by bacteria from the air in Poland papillary most soil is acidic or strongly acidic. It consists of a number of factors: Bedrock in most of our country is naturally low pH. Polish in many areas the rainfall is greater than the potential evaporation which contributes to easy elution leaching of alkaline elements (calcium, nalco potassium, magnesium). Fertilization artificial nitrogen fertilizers contributes to lower the pH of cultivation of plants that contribute to the acidification of the soil (mainly pine and other conifers) through the production of acidifying litter Crops for sale associated with the export of alkaline (pH increase) elements - calcium, potassium and magnesium We know now that we have a pH in Poland usually too low. Our task is to make the pH rises, or at least will not decrease. I will refer to specific points, and I'll add a few other observations: 1.O if the first is not possible to change (unless you change the place of residence), the other factors we have to "work". 2 Leaching of alkaline elements can quite easily be reduced. Just make the water will not be so quick to pass by our soil. The first method is suitable terrain, to stop water erosion. One such way is to dig swalea. The second way is to increase the level of organic matter in the soil. Thereby, water will be more available to the layer thus less plant roots are washed out of alkaline elements. To this effect increased even more well to combine plants with shallow and deep root system - then even less water (with dissolved elements in it) will be washed out of reach of plant roots. Basalt meal is used to bind water in the sand. She has delicate operation zasadotwórcze. 3 Artificial nitrogen fertilizers do not have to be used on the farm permakulturowym. Read why they are unsuitable for holding permakulturowym. 4.Powinniśmy be very careful how we use mulch. As a rule can be considered an organic mulch that despite the fragmentation of the material contributes nalco to the acidification of the soil. Generally, these materials are also low in nitrogen and rich in various types of waxes (which impede decomposition). The best example is derived from pine litter: bark or needles. Their distribution is needed fungi that produce strong acids to distribute these poor in nitrogen and rich in waxes substances ... You might want to take advantage of this feature - you can ściółkować blueberries with clipping celebrate parings and pines. 5.If sell plants for sale it is worth considering whether nalco we do not sell sometimes biomass. Selling the plant biomass is the most "expensive" type of production we can lead. Of course, considering the export elements from the soil. A good example is the willow. The income from the plantation very moderate (if at all), export micro and macro huge. Sales of herbs, jams and agritourism in this respect is not so expensive. A good example is the manufacture of alpaca nalco wool. They produce a product which is not much on the market, but which is sufficiently way. 6.Warto use dynamic accumulators, which accumulate calcium. One of them is comfrey. It satisfies at least two functions in providing calcium in plants. Firstly calcium stores in itself. The second has a deep root system which prevents the leaching of calcium ... beyond the reach of the roots of our plants. nalco Similarly, black locust has a deep root system and a dynamic battery. Marc Bonfils describes that the ash from it contains nalco 75% calcium oxide (do not know if I translated nalco well - chalk). As the black locust tree is growing very well on dry and sandy soils, binds atmospheric nitrogen from the air (up to 250 kg per ha) is used to r