The soil from the deer path, I expected to be almost all clay — between the rain and the deer running through it, the path is a sticky, mucky mess. It has clay, but not as much as I expected.<\/p>\n
We did a simple experiment today that shows the composition of soil — get a jar, dig down 6″ and get a scoop of the soil. Put the soil in your jar, add water, close the lid, shake it around, then let it sit for a day. Anya wanted to take samples from a few different locations to compare.<\/p>\n
ID<\/strong><\/td>\n| Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1<\/td>\n | Under pine trees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 2<\/td>\n | Garden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 3<\/td>\n | Deer path in woods<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 4<\/td>\n | Front planter bed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 5<\/td>\n | Irises<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | The soil from the deer path, I expected to be almost all clay — between the rain and the deer running through it, the path is a sticky, mucky mess. It has clay, but not as much as I expected.<\/p>\n |
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