Soil compaction

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gardener247

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Soil compaction
« on: March 30, 2010, 16:47 »
so i was watching victorian kitchen garden the other day and the guy started walking on the soil before sowing and planting :blink: isn't this defeating the whole point of digging??? :ohmy:

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Re: Soil compaction
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2010, 16:55 »
I dont think so but would depends what he was sowing/planting.

The weight of an average person wont do to much with a few passes.

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« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2010, 17:03 »
We were told at college not to stand on bare soil, especially when wet, as this causes compaction, and the problems associated with it.
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Re: Soil compaction
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2010, 17:06 »
iv'e always used scaffolding boards.if the soil is sticking to ya boots you shouldn't be working it.

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« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2010, 17:08 »
Unless he was firming the soil prior to planting out brassicas I would say it was a bad practice unless he was using a scaffold board or similar to spread his weight.
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Re: Soil compaction
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2010, 17:22 »
Unless he was firming the soil prior to planting out brassicas I would say it was a bad practice unless he was using a scaffold board or similar to spread his weight.

i agree,i always heel in the sprout bed prior to planting out.the harder the better.

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« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2010, 18:43 »
I've seen this before and they did indeed pass backwards and forwards with the weight on their heels over the seed bed and then raked it flat.
Then they pulled the drills for seed sowing ::)

It just shows how methods have changed since then :)

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Re: Soil compaction
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2010, 19:32 »
Perhaps they were emulating the victorians?  :unsure:

Who did  not use scaffolding planks  :nowink: :nowink:
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« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2010, 19:34 »
It was always done by both professional and amateur gardeners alike, eg the bed dug over and then walked over in what they describe as "the shuffle".  It was then gently raked over. 

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Re: Soil compaction
« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2010, 19:38 »
It was always done by both professional and amateur gardeners alike, eg the bed dug over and then walked over in what they describe as "the shuffle".  It was then gently raked over. 

That's what I get the children at school to do on the brassica beds --- they look quite cute on the raised beds  :lol: :lol:


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