#5 How to deal with alkaline soil
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- Alkaline soils are often seen in an arid or dry environment. Because when it rains there are not enough plants that soak up the water, not enough roots that let the water sink into the ground and not enough organic matter to act as a sponge and holds back the nutrients or to regenerate the soil. And all that is left is the sub soil. This problem can be solved with the methods of permaculture.
In this video I'll talk about the causes, problems and sustainable solutions for a high pH soil.
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I got my soil tested at ibib:
www.ibib.es
More infos about soil analysis in Mallorca:
www.caib.es/sites/irfap/es/re...
In Brazil we have a great Swiss, Ernst Götsh. He has teaching families and farmers in Brazil and around the world, about how to create good soil, to plant in diversity and density, and have high quality food from our lands. His soil also was alkaline and poor, but today it's wonderful. I believe in you too!
Lavender likes alkaline soil. It is very fragrant and could be an excellent species as a living privacy fence and for attracting pollinators.
I had good results with the local lavender (lavanda dentata), the french one doesn‘t seem to like the soil here too much.
I bought my house in Northern California (Mediterranean climate) in 2009. The previous owner had landscapers go through the back yard with leaf blowers blowing away any organic matter. The clay in the back yard would not grow anything.
Today I have many fruit trees and tall grass growing across the yard. It will take longer than you want, but if you keep working on it, you will have the permaculture food forest you desire.
great to hear a success story! I know it will take some time... so I'll start by planting tough plants to start with and then slowly add other fruit trees later.
I'm thinking as i see you digging into the stones that a 10 mm metal grid on a wooden frame as a sifter would help separate the rocks and stones as you plant, and you can shake the rocks and small stones and dump them on your rock line leaving softer soil for the plant roots.
Having had to deal with PH 8.1, -1% organic matter, in 3 years I have got good growth. Only a few days of frost, but 2+ months of +40C temps.
I have used any and every source of organics I can get, my suggestion would be swales, and as much wood chips, manure, hay, and it will come to life for you.
We only get monsoon rains ( in Arizona USA) and are level ground, but pre wood chips, from tree service, the slightest rain and it would puddle, run off to streets, now I plant a cool weather cover crop, as well as heat tolerant.
My heat tolerant are sunflowers, cow peas, and it's a forest, at year 1 I only got tumbleweeds to grow.
So hang in there it'll come for you too.
Thank you, I'm in the California desert. Kern county. Blessings on your endeavors to heal your land 🥰💕💐🙏💝
Here in California, I have very similar growing conditions, as well as the heavy clay soil. I am on a steep slope, though, that was already terraced. I wound up turning the little terraces into large berms, using the clay from a hole that I dug for a water storage tank, as well as from a trench in front of the footings for a bearing wall. We also had drainage and erosion problems, as well, so probably very alkaline soil also. Fascinating how weathering breaks down the rocks into soil, so my rocks and soil are pretty much the same color!.
Verifica los olivos. El neem. Y el mezquite. Si no tienes invierno extremo, tal vez puedes hasta un seashore mangosteen si los proteges del viento con barreras de árbol.. Saludos desde PR.
I think you will be taking the right measures. Looking forward to see the development. And glad to see the pomegrate looking healthy.
I'm not sure if it helps, but here is a list of nitrogen-fixing plants that are well adapted to this kind of soil:
* Caragana arborescens (Siberian Pea Tree): This fast growing and hardy perenial shrub is highly tolerant of poor, sandy, and alkaline soils. Known for its nitrogen-fixing ability, it improves soil fertility and provides erosion control and wildlife habitat.
* Elaeagnus angustifolia (Oleaster): Also known as Russian olive, this deciduous tree thrives in alkaline, poor soils and is highly drought-resistant. It enhances soil fertility through nitrogen fixation and offers excellent erosion control and wildlife habitat.
* Elaeagnus commutata (Silverberry): This tough deciduous shrub is well-adapted to dry, alkaline soils and can thrive in harsh conditions. It fixes nitrogen, improving soil fertility, and serves as an important plant for stabilizing soil and providing wildlife shelter.
* Acacia farnesiana (Sweet Acacia): A versatile shrub or small tree that tolerates poor, sandy, and alkaline soils, Sweet Acacia is drought-resistant and enhances soil fertility through nitrogen fixation. Its fragrant flowers and seed pods also provide food and habitat for wildlife.
* Anthyllis vulneraria (Kidney Vetch): This perennial herb thrives in poor, dry, and alkaline soils and is highly drought-tolerant. As a nitrogen-fixing plant, it improves soil fertility and is valuable for erosion control and supporting pollinators like bees and butterflies.
Planting a variety of species is great for biodiversity and improves your chances of success.
Some of these plants may work well in guilds, accompanying your main crops.
Good luck!
@2:15 You could almost be in a horror film, with paranormal activity causing your hair to be lifted and wafted about in such a strange manner :) I didn't know until now that the Mediterranean could have hurricane-type weather events. I too like capers, it never occurred to me what the plant they come from would look like!
I know i’m a few years late but you could plant some kind of conifer to make the soil more acidic
It is very inspiring and meaningful such permacultural project to happen exactly on sites that desperately need it. I wish you strength and health to go on with your journey❤️
What got you interested in permaculture? Where did you learn?
Nice work! That poor soil, so sad to think of it all washing into the sea.
Looking forward to the next episode 🙂
Ich finde toll was du machst! Ich lebe auch auf Mallorca und bald ziehe ich mit meinem Freund in eine Finca mit 2600 m^2 Land. Ich werde deine Videos weiter verfolgen und wünsche gutes Gelingen. :)
Doesn't RETAMA grow over there? Yellow flowers.
Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan), among its many names in Spanish is Frejol de palo. Rusticity and good nitrogen fixer. Biomass for chop&drop.
Geoff Lawton names two creeping little plants as ground cover on one of his videos from the jordanian desert.
AGAVE. Look for the kind used to make Aguamiel and Pulque when it sprouts its stem.
Es ist toll für mich dein Projekt beobachten zu können. Ich bin aus Deutschland und bin dabei ein Grundstück in Porreres im Landesinneren zu kaufen und auch eine Permakultur zu schaffen. Wenn ich, dann bald auf der Insel bin würde ich mich freuen wenn wir uns vernetzen könnten und uns vielleicht gegenseitig mit Wissen, Erfahrungen und Tatkraft zu unterstützen.
Freundliche Grüße, Marc
Sehr cool! Klar, melde dich, wenn du auf der Insel bist!
So, did your soils test just give you Ph? I didn't catch any other information like N-P-K levels, macro or micronutrient deficiencies, what percentages of sand, silt, and clay are in your soils, etc.
No, I got the full picture. But the pH was the most concerning point. The soil is quite sandy with 56%, nutrient levels are “normal”. N: 0.43% P: 19ppm K: 63ppm
Strawberry is good. But also acacia and eucaliptus. You'll need a very good forrage or cover crops with perenial plants like clover and mint. use chop-androp plants to cover the ground first place. Erosin is the maisn factor and your main problem there
Lots of stones for a good roadway. The property is very very good for growing herbs. Poor soil is ideal for herbs. Plant the herbs instead of construction.
Hi, my soil pH is very high... need proper guidance...which crops should I take and which will be most economical solution to reduce my farm soil pH.
Hi there, this depends a lot on your climate of course. I check for all the plants I want to plan if they are able to cope with alkaline soil (and salt and loads of sun).
@@sonselvapermaculture climate is very dry and less humid ...4 months/year quiet good rainy season since last 3 -4 years. I think uneven surface is causing this issue. I will try to level my farm before season of next year...but if you have any suggestions please tell me.
@@riskylovers Hey Partner, heres what I have learned about changing soil ph. All organic matter over time will be acidifying to the soil. Now if you have sandy or gravel or lava rock soil then the organic matter will be washed away in rain quicker than in clay soils. To lower ph slowly, organic matter and sulfur take months to years to acidify. Raised beds above the soil can fix this problem but cost of compost is high and raised beds dry quickly, (which is good for clay soils.) Aluminum sulfate and ferrous sulfate act instantly changing soil ph but these are expensive and require multiple treatments if the ph is being lowered by more the 1.5 points. One solution is to grow high ph tolerance vegetables, plants and trees until you can acidify the soil over time. Terracing land is a good idea, if your in a desert climate the very wide 15 foot wide terraces or bigger work best. Narrow deep terraces work best in high rainfall climates.
How do I contact this lady to come out to pyramid lake Nevada the soil out there is the same way and we want to start building pine nut trees in the Hills
if by this lady you mean me, you just contacted her. ;) nice, you won‘t have any problems with pines. they grow here like a weed. 🌲 all the best to you and your project!
Hello, I realize this is an old comment but I'd like to help if I can. I am a designer with 10 years experience in a desert climate. You have the right idea on wanting to plant pine trees. The limiting factors of plant growth in Nevada would be the high winds, high uv radiation, little water, and the short growing season. A well placed pine forest can solve most if these problems if planted 50 to 100 tree per acre, more if more water is available.
Look at Keyline design.
Wow can I join you!?
Add sulfur to the soil around your plants to acidify, reduce alkalinity.
if you watch the video, you'll find out why I'm not (just) taking this measure.
never use pine in a organic living soil
man made?? haha its clay so its going to have high ph and be able to hold lots of water regardless if there is good or bad drainage
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