tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post2889270442029986544..comments2023-09-29T10:04:33.858+01:00Comments on Roger Brook - the no dig gardener: Wet soil scienceRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-33661483420302234932013-10-21T22:12:34.441+01:002013-10-21T22:12:34.441+01:00PS, keep picking me up where you don't agree.PS, keep picking me up where you don't agree.Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-1059780930562779332013-10-21T22:09:05.614+01:002013-10-21T22:09:05.614+01:00I have no problems with your comments about the be...I have no problems with your comments about the benefits of organic matter Rick, although you will have seen in my posts I am rather keen on using the organic matter produced in situ by natural processes as directly as possible rather than importing too much organic matter from other places eg the garden centre!<br />Having said that I am in the peat lobby too and agree that the happy balance Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-53565824925950782362013-10-21T20:21:59.391+01:002013-10-21T20:21:59.391+01:00Very interested in your observations Roger, but fe...Very interested in your observations Roger, but feel I ought to reply. I have read your post about the use of the exceptional sandy soil which you are lucky enough to grow on, but would point out that, as a member of the pro-peat lobby that nothing holds as much water or has the ability to contract and expand according to its moisture content than peat, similarly with a sponge, which is all I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-33686514209146757362013-10-21T07:30:16.707+01:002013-10-21T07:30:16.707+01:00A lot of interesting points in your comments Rick
...A lot of interesting points in your comments Rick<br />As a no dig gardener I do not ‘do’ compaction and as to my methods I don’t suspect many people do them in their bath. Frivolity aside, I agree that in containers there should be no compaction and I hardly ever firm down when I pot or prepare compost to sow seed or prick out. I don’t agree that perhaps container capacity theory is more Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-38199711588731375552013-10-20T20:57:53.464+01:002013-10-20T20:57:53.464+01:00Well Roger, What can I say, indeed what can anyone...Well Roger, What can I say, indeed what can anyone say about your methodology! Yet another thought provoking post. I think the sponge is an interesting analogy for compost in a container as a good peat based compost would have similar properties including an ability to recover from some compression although that is something which should not be experienced in a container. In the case of field Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-63184962728615341282013-10-20T07:17:17.498+01:002013-10-20T07:17:17.498+01:00No my comment was a throw away remark as I don'...No my comment was a throw away remark as I don't really understand the implications myself. Personally I never use crocks in well drained plastic pots that have many drainage holes and if a large a container just has one little drainage hole I might place a few broken clay shards around it so water has a route to flow to it.<br />As to container capacity theory I just have the thought that Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-57533636351838125652013-10-19T22:50:26.183+01:002013-10-19T22:50:26.183+01:00Sorry, I'm confused! Does crocking of pots pro...Sorry, I'm confused! Does crocking of pots provide a discontinuity and therefore not such good drainage as you might expect? Great blog! Thanks.<br />PeterPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07794497981809688384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-50633463649444812013-10-18T15:41:01.560+01:002013-10-18T15:41:01.560+01:00Trust your fertile mind to think of a question not...Trust your fertile mind to think of a question not in the text book!<br />Even featherlite you might displace some of the water in my sponge if you stood on it and I expect some water would be lost if you trod on a freshly watered seed tray.<br />In the ground I would guess even a heavy tractor would displace little water. Perhaps it equates to my trembling hand.<br />As to my bathing habits...<Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-13488759909339623652013-10-18T09:44:32.296+01:002013-10-18T09:44:32.296+01:00Very interesting and informative. So does walking ...Very interesting and informative. So does walking on soil squeeze our more water by compacting it? <br />Three questions come to my butterfly mind though.<br /><br />Do you bath with a scouring pad?<br />You have a drink of coffee while bathing.<br />Did you dress before heading out into the garden?<br /><br />Rewritten as the order of my comment went wrong!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-31507788805351200412013-10-18T09:42:17.074+01:002013-10-18T09:42:17.074+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.com