Of the soil characteristics depends largely on the success of your crops. That is why today we will continue studying the ideal conditions that a land must have for the specimens to grow healthy and strong.
We have already talked about some central aspects such as profanity and structure and now it is the turn to take into account other issues such as the Water retention.
A good soil is one that has a good capacity to retain water, something that does not happen with sandy soils that, on the contrary, they are dry and that is why you have to water them very frequently. On the contrary, a clay soil may not drain properly and thus accumulate too much water.
What to do in these cases? In order to improve sandy soils that cannot retain water, you can add peat or other types of organic matter, at a rate of about 100 kilos per 100 m2. Another option is to incorporate a little clay soil.
In the event that the soil retains little water, it is best to water more frequently but in less quantity. It is common for sandy soils to drip irrigation, which is much more precise and uniform.
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