Soil Textural Triangle

bushdoctor82

bushdoctor82

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I collected this soil sample two weeks ago and the water is finally starting to clear. Though hard to detect the exact delineation of sand/silt, the area of sample collection is a loamy sand. It’s an easy process to complete. Collect soil sample and fill a jar ~1/3. Fill remainder with water and shake. Let sit for a few hours or days. Measure each layer as a percentage and compare to soil textual triangle. You’ll get a good idea on the texture of your soil.

I’ll be planting a fig tree in the Spring in this area that has RKN. Since Fall, I’ve planted and tilled in mustard and applied a few rounds of JLF and JMS. In mid-March, I’ll be planting mustard and applying JLF/JMS again and after tilling in, I’ll plant the fig tree and inoculate leaf mold and wood chips with wine cap mushrooms as recommended by @Inflorescence.

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Nice! I have my fingers crossed for you. I hear wine caps are delicious to eat too, haha.

That’s a pretty nice way to get an idea of what type of soil you’re working with. Loamy sand definitely sounds like it can benefit from the organic matter being added.
 
Have you heard of or tried Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation? It’s another thing that can be tried prior to using JLF/JMS, leaf mold, mushrooms or compost, etc. It does take about a month prior to planting, but may help to give more of a blank slate to start with.


I came across this when reading that nematodes like oxygen and that regular tilling can benefit them by providing them oxygenated conditions. But I can’t find that article I read that in. It was a random blurb I read within the last few months.

Not to add to your to-do list, which is already a great mix of things. 😅 But adding it more for those who may be researching RKN and options available. There are quite a few papers on it that may give more details than the link here.

What’s interesting about it is that it reminds me of how in JADAM they knock down crop residues to the soil and they also utilize weed barrier on the top when growing. Weed barrier is not the same as the plastic mulch used in ASD, but still, I wondered if to a degree JADAM methodology was creating a similar circumstance in a more mild way. ASD also made me think of JLF and I wondered if there could be any linkage with the types of microbiology cultivated by both that are affecting RKN. I wish this could be researched more to get some solid answers, haha.
 
warpcore said:
Here is research that was recently re-shared on TFF. Don't know if you have seen it before, but thought I would share the info just in case it might be helpful.

"Acanthocytes of Stropharia rugosoannulata Function as a Nematode-Attacking Device"

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1449000/
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It is helpful — stropharia are Wine Cap mushrooms for anyone wondering. 😁

I know this was meant for bushdoctor82, but I liked the link too.
 
Inflorescence said:
Have you heard of or tried Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation? It’s another thing that can be tried prior to using JLF/JMS, leaf mold, mushrooms or compost, etc. It does take about a month prior to planting, but may help to give more of a blank slate to start with.


I came across this when reading that nematodes like oxygen and that regular tilling can benefit them by providing them oxygenated conditions. But I can’t find that article I read that in. It was a random blurb I read within the last few months.

Not to add to your to-do list, which is already a great mix of things. 😅 But adding it more for those who may be researching RKN and options available. There are quite a few papers on it that may give more details than the link here.

What’s interesting about it is that it reminds me of how in JADAM they knock down crop residues to the soil and they also utilize weed barrier on the top when growing. Weed barrier is not the same as the plastic mulch used in ASD, but still, I wondered if to a degree JADAM methodology was creating a similar circumstance in a more mild way. ASD also made me think of JLF and I wondered if there could be any linkage with the types of microbiology cultivated by both that are affecting RKN. I wish this could be researched more to get some solid answers, haha.
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Thanks - I’m always willing to try something new. In fact, I have +/- 30 gallons of used potting mix that may or may not have RKN. I was planning on cooking/steaming it on the BBQ this Spring before I put it to use, but I’ll attempt this method instead. What makes this method attractive is being able to do so in Spring and still being able to plant Summer vegetables, something that can’t be done with solarization. I’ll attempt the ASD method in vegetable garden next year if my current methodology proves unsuccessful.

As I’ve been tilling the soil in the fall and winter, I’ve struggled with the thought that I’m spreading RKN throughout the areas I’m attempting to remediate. However, the biofumigation effect from the mustard requires tilling and exposing RKN to cold/harsh Winter winds can also kill them. I’ll find out in July once soil temperatures are high enough and RKN are most active if anything has worked.
 
bushdoctor82 said:
Thanks - I’m always willing to try something new. In fact, I have +/- 30 gallons of used potting mix that may or may not have RKN. I was planning on cooking/steaming it on the BBQ this Spring before I put it to use, but I’ll attempt this method instead. What makes this method attractive is being able to do so in Spring and still being able to plant Summer vegetables, something that can’t be done with solarization. I’ll attempt the ASD method in vegetable garden next year if my current methodology proves unsuccessful.

As I’ve been tilling the soil in the fall and winter, I’ve struggled with the thought that I’m spreading RKN throughout the areas I’m attempting to remediate. However, the biofumigation effect from the mustard requires tilling and exposing RKN to cold/harsh Winter winds can also kill them. I’ll find out in July once soil temperatures are high enough and RKN are most active if anything has worked.
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I just love that you’re willing to try these things instead of giving up. It may take a few years for everything to be in place to fully deal with it and for the proper microbiology to build up, but I think you’ll get somewhere with it. 👍👍
 
Inflorescence said:
I just love that you’re willing to try these things instead of giving up. It may take a few years for everything to be in place to fully deal with it and for the proper microbiology to build up, but I think you’ll get somewhere with it. 👍👍
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I want to say somewhere in Elaine Inghams videos they actually talk about predatory nematodes in compost that get rid of RKN.
 
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