Re: wild idea on aerating soil

John -

You could be right.  Another hypothesis is that plants are oxygen limited -
in partially compacted *and* well fluffed soils.  Forced aeration might
help in either case.  It isn't a substitute for good soil texture though -
I plan on double digging the patch for exactly that reason.

I still don't know if forced aeration is helpful, or even wise... since I
know very little about root physiology it would be an ad-hoc experiment.

My kingdom for an expert.

	Dan Shapiro


>    As far as I can see, putting PVC in the ground will not get more air to
>the roots.  If your soil above the pipe is compacted, the roots will get no
>benefit.  If your soil is not compacted, then you should have no problems
>because the soil will naturally have ample amounts of air available to your
>plant roots.  Just a thought.  What do you think.  Did I misunderstand your
>idea?
>
>John J. Pritchard

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