Porosity
Porosity is the pore space. You change it with structure, not in-season nitrogen.
Speed
- Porosity。
- Porosity is the pore space. You change it with structure, not in-season nitrogen.。
- The roads air and water take. Few pores: roots smother, water ponds, the hoe shines.。
- The roads air and water take. Few pores: roots smother, water ponds, the hoe shines.。
How it appears on the sheet
The roads air and water take. Few pores: roots smother, water ponds, the hoe shines.
A sketch. Do not fertilise from the picture alone.Common units
Usually %.
How to read the number
The roads air and water take. Few pores: roots smother, water ponds, the hoe shines. Crumbs make pores. Compaction, wet tillage and thin OM close the roads Easy to mix up: Bulk density is weight; porosity is empty space. When one rises the other falls Porosity is the pore space. You change it with structure, not in-season nitrogen.。
Thresholds only, not a prescription. Rates live in the field guide. This page does not hand you a bag count.
What it looks like in the field
The roads air and water take. Few pores: roots smother, water ponds, the hoe shines.
Don’t do this
- Closed pores chased with in-season N.
- Wet tillage that kills the pores.
- Bulk density is weight; porosity is empty space. When one rises the other falls.