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All for Gardening<p>Garden Answer: Spring Pond Clean-Out &amp; Plant Maintenance Around the Pond! 💧🐡🌿 <a href="https://www.allforgardening.com/1241247/garden-answer-spring-pond-clean-out-plant-maintenance-around-the-pond-%f0%9f%92%a7%f0%9f%90%a1%f0%9f%8c%bf/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">allforgardening.com/1241247/ga</span><span class="invisible">rden-answer-spring-pond-clean-out-plant-maintenance-around-the-pond-%f0%9f%92%a7%f0%9f%90%a1%f0%9f%8c%bf/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Answer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Answer</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/beautiful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beautiful</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/bush" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bush</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/dirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dirt</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/fall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fall</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/flower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flower</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/GardenAnswer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GardenAnswer</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/gardener" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardener</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/green" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>green</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/grow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grow</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/growing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>growing</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Laura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Laura</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/plant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plant</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/planting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planting</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Proven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Proven</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/shrub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shrub</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/shrubs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shrubs</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spring</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/succulent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>succulent</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/succulents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>succulents</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/summer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>summer</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VLog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VLog</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/winner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>winner</span></a>'s <a href="https://vive.im/tags/winter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>winter</span></a></p>
JdeB<p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rewilding</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Soil</span></a></p><p>"3 Crazy Ways To Make Your Garden Soil Explosive" [5:54 min]<br>by HydroHaven</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPxDlwD5Xgc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=XPxDlwD5Xg</span><span class="invisible">c</span></a> </p><p>Quote by HH:<br>"Mar 24, 2025<br>Tired of struggling with your garden soil? Three unconventional methods are explored, demonstrating how to unlock your soil's full potential and create a thriving garden. These surprising techniques, inspired by nature itself, can transform your soil into a haven for vibrant plants."</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TakeCareForLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TakeCareForLife</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TakeCareForEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TakeCareForEarth</span></a> <br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/StopBurningThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopBurningThings</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/StopEcoside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopEcoside</span></a></p>
BrunoMcGee<p>All sorts of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxic</span></a> materials are released into the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/atmosphere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atmosphere</span></a> when buildings and their contents <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/burn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>burn</span></a>. It's why one sees urban <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/firefighters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firefighters</span></a> donning breathing apparatus. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Wildlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlands</span></a> adjacent to the Los Angeles basin also contain <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/mercury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mercury</span></a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/lead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lead</span></a> in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> and litter layers, deposited over many years from <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/air" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>air</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> generated by vehicles and industries. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildfires</span></a> often emit these heavy metals. </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/well/la-firefighters-mercury-lead-blood-levels.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/28/well/la</span><span class="invisible">-firefighters-mercury-lead-blood-levels.html</span></a></p>
John Englart<p>Vapour Pressure Deficit and warming temperatures causing Earth to likely hit a point of irreversible moisture loss in its <a href="https://c.im/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> as a result of <a href="https://c.im/tags/climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatecrisis</span></a>, according to a new study.<br>More than 2,614 gigatonnes of moisture was lost from 2000 to 2016.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-03-28/earths-big-dry-out-freshwater-loss-irreversible-climate-change/105100272" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/science/2025-0</span><span class="invisible">3-28/earths-big-dry-out-freshwater-loss-irreversible-climate-change/105100272</span></a></p>
Kent Pitman<p>This is an interesting article, worth a full read, on an aspect of Climate not always talked about in much detail.</p><p>«… The drying out of soil “increases the severity and frequency” of major droughts …, explains Dr Benjamin Cook, an … Earth system scientist … “Droughts are one of the most impactful, expensive natural hazards out there, because they are typically persistent and long lasting. Everything needs water – ecosystems need water, agriculture needs water. People need water. If you don’t have enough water – you’re in trouble.” … The study points to two factors driving gradual depletion of soil moisture over the last quarter century: fluctuations to rainfall patterns and increasing “evaporative demand”. … the atmosphere’s “thirst” for water …»</p><p>When I read about these things, I think of the danger to the food system and human society. It saddens me beyond measure that we've got a society run by capitalists who, like locusts, just want to efficiently consume every last resource the planet has to offer with no apparent regard for the future.</p><p>The article also mentions it will be expensive, though. Does that matter to any of you capitalists? I know risk of societal collapse is not a worthy concern to you, just something to monetize. But it could affect prices along the way. Is THAT perhaps a concern, at least? Sigh. </p><p><a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/global-soil-moisture-in-permanent-decline-due-to-climate-change/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">carbonbrief.org/global-soil-mo</span><span class="invisible">isture-in-permanent-decline-due-to-climate-change/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drought</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/evaporation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evaporation</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/EvaporativeDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EvaporativeDemand</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Earth has lost more than '4000 Sydney Harbours' of freshwater<br>By Peter de Kruijff</p><p>Soil moisture has declined more than 2,600 gigatonnes since 2000, making a greater contribution to sea level rise than Greenland's melting ice sheets.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-03-28/earths-big-dry-out-freshwater-loss-irreversible-climate-change/105100272" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/science/2025-0</span><span class="invisible">3-28/earths-big-dry-out-freshwater-loss-irreversible-climate-change/105100272</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ScienceandTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceandTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Soil</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/SustainableandAlternativeFarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SustainableandAlternativeFarming</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AgriculturalandFarmingPractice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AgriculturalandFarmingPractice</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Droughts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Droughts</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/PeterdeKruijff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterdeKruijff</span></a></p>
GreenSupplyChain DIH<p>The @E_SPFdigit survey targets <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> practitioners, advisors, companies &amp; technical centres aiming to collect information related to digital technologies for monitoring nutrients, chemical and biological stressors in both <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> and plants.<br><a href="https://x.com/eucapnetwork/status/1883483804049768866?s=12&amp;t=rUVa0ijJxwykE_n36sZtBg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/eucapnetwork/status/1883</span><span class="invisible">483804049768866?s=12&amp;t=rUVa0ijJxwykE_n36sZtBg</span></a></p>
Matthias C. Rillig<p>Greetings from Okinawa. Here I take you along a walk in a bit of subtropical forest to chat about soil forming factors.</p><p>Ever wonder why soils are so different at different locations?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/vegetation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vegetation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forest</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/-dD8cGjm92M?si=4ESq3Xqro6DXNDS2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/-dD8cGjm92M?si=4ESq3X</span><span class="invisible">qro6DXNDS2</span></a></p>
EmilyContaminated soils from the 1979 oil spill in Bemidji, Minnesota. <br> <br> Over 45 years later, these soils are still hydrophobic (repel water) resulting in a sparsely vegetated landscape. We're studying how industrial hemp can help remediate these soils. <br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/research?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/minnesota?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#minnesota</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/soil?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#soil</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/contamination?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#contamination</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/hemp?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hemp</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/umn?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#umn</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/oilspill?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oilspill</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/phytoremediation?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#phytoremediation</a>
earthling<p>Plants for Soil Regeneration: An Illustrated Guide by Sally Pinhey &amp; Margaret Tebbs, 2022</p><p>This book is a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated colour guide to the plants which farmers, growers and gardeners can use to improve soil structure and restore fertility without the use and expense of agrichemicals. </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonfiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/regeneration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regeneration</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a></p>
Broadfork<p>The container pond is now in place. I now know there’s about 30 cm/1’ of top soil before the clay layer. The soil texture is being assessed. </p><p>A pallet end put to use in making bricks from the excess excavated clay or providing mason bees with some handy nesting material before it dries.</p><p>Deer have been munching on the jostaberry so for now it’s covered in insect mesh until I can fashion something more permanent. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Pond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pond</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Soil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Allotment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Allotment</span></a></p>
Colin Purrington<p>A key part of my soil improvement plan at the community garden is to always have a bag handy to put the pieces of plastic, glass, and metal that turn up when I'm digging. Zip-ties and small shreds of plastic mulch are the most common, courtesy past gardeners who just couldn't be bothered to clean up after themselves. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/trash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trash</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/allotment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allotment</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrowYourOwn</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a></p>
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>Rest of the day was mostly feeding branches to <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/HerrSchr%C3%B6der" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HerrSchröder</span></a>. The woodchips completed a little garden path but the larger share went into the mud pit in front of the garden, which is a right mess now after the concrete removal.</p><p>Some ancient hay from the barn floor on top of that and blended it all in with the rotavator. The idea is that this will improve the gloopy soil there and allow it to drain better. Tomorrow I want to compact it.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homestead</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Shredder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shredder</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Soil</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Woodchips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Woodchips</span></a></p>
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>Garden tilled. The rotavator dug up a brick, a few more concrete chunks, some plastic, a pipe and a massive fucking steel beam. Luckily it seems I didn't break any of the tines. The guard door on the right was bent slightly, but it was easy to unbolt and bang straight again, didn't even chip the paint. Japanese steel won over Soviet steel 😁 </p><p>Figured out what the feedback lever does, too!</p><p>Some tricky driving to get in the corners.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homestead</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Tractor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tractor</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Rotavator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rotavator</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garden</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Soil</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Digging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Digging</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a></p>
Colin Purrington<p>Still regret not buying this. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/roots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roots</span></a></p>
Journal of Plant Ecology<p>Chunqiang Wei et al. found that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Plant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plant</span></a> species of higher <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IntrinsicGrowthAbility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IntrinsicGrowthAbility</span></a> suffered greater negative <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Soil</span></a> effects, plant traits such as intrinsic growth ability, other than <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhylogeneticRelatedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhylogeneticRelatedness</span></a>, could be reliable <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Predictors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Predictors</span></a> for plant responses to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoilBiota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoilBiota</span></a>, the soil biota on average had greater negative impacts on the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExoticSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExoticSpecies</span></a>, particularly the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PerennialSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PerennialSpecies</span></a>, than on the native species. <br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtac044" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtac044</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>Short work day because morning shenanigans in town, but then I retrieved the rotavator from the tractor barn. Fixed a few small problems and greased all the things, as it was nicely painted but not a drop of grease anywhere.</p><p>Some studying of Japanese manuals (translated) and wrestling the thing on and off the 3PH twice and then... magic!</p><p>Turning the concrete field into fluffy garden soil. At sunset, sadly, so just a quick test run.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Rotavator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rotavator</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Tractor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tractor</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Iseki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iseki</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Farm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farm</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homestead</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Soil</span></a></p>
Ben Lockwood, PhD<p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a></p>
BelovedSpear<p>I've got my hands in the dirt now, and it's a good feeling. </p><p>It is, rather literally, grounding. </p><p><a href="http://www.belovedspear.org/2025/03/with-hands-in-soil.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">belovedspear.org/2025/03/with-</span><span class="invisible">hands-in-soil.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neighbor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neighbor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/creation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grace</span></a></p>
Science | The Guardian<p>‘All the birds returned’: How China led the way in water and soil conservation <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/14/how-china-led-way-water-soil-conservation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/mar/14/how-china-led-way-water-soil-conservation</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Treesandforests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Treesandforests</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climatecrisis</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/AsiaPacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsiaPacific</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/WorldBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBank</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farming</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rivers</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Birds</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Soil</span></a></p>