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Regen Ag General Discussion
Decompaction
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<blockquote data-quote="DrWazzock" data-source="post: 1688366" data-attributes="member: 2119"><p>I think it all depends on the type of clay you have.</p><p></p><p>here we have some solid blue clay down to about 5 feet. Under that there is sand. There is no stone of calciferous materil in the clay and from what I can see it would be excellent for making pottery.</p><p></p><p>It is underdrained with porous fill, drains every 11 yards rather than the standard 22 yards.</p><p></p><p>The problem we have is what I would describe as ponding. Water tends to run into low spots, sediments and slumps the clay and seals the porous fill. Once this happens you get a "bald patch" less roots, less infiltration until after a few wet winters you end up with a pond, unless you rip it across the drains and porous fill, when it recovers and crops well.</p><p></p><p>We can't mole, as over a lot of the field sand is predominant, from depth right up to the surface.</p><p></p><p>Maybe deep rooting aggressive plants would eventually help it self structure and drain but in the meantime it needs help of some sort, unless it is to revert to its natural pond like state. Most clays were the bottom of prehistoric lagoons.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DrWazzock, post: 1688366, member: 2119"] I think it all depends on the type of clay you have. here we have some solid blue clay down to about 5 feet. Under that there is sand. There is no stone of calciferous materil in the clay and from what I can see it would be excellent for making pottery. It is underdrained with porous fill, drains every 11 yards rather than the standard 22 yards. The problem we have is what I would describe as ponding. Water tends to run into low spots, sediments and slumps the clay and seals the porous fill. Once this happens you get a "bald patch" less roots, less infiltration until after a few wet winters you end up with a pond, unless you rip it across the drains and porous fill, when it recovers and crops well. We can't mole, as over a lot of the field sand is predominant, from depth right up to the surface. Maybe deep rooting aggressive plants would eventually help it self structure and drain but in the meantime it needs help of some sort, unless it is to revert to its natural pond like state. Most clays were the bottom of prehistoric lagoons. [/QUOTE]
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