Soils N stuff

The Australian landscape is very very old .  Its soils are most commonly shocking old degraded things that set like concrete in summer , and turn to soup in winter : In SW Victoria some deep sands would grow mainly insects until the soil processes were modified. Now some of these deficit rich soils are some of the most productive in Australia    Most landscapes have been exposed to extremes of weathering, wetting and drying and our vegetation  is a  bit mono cultural and predictable because of burning and these drivers Trees sustainability can for example be improved on many of our old soils ( always check your type ) The one below is called sodic because the sand clay mix is dispersed by sodium salts. By mixing the million year ago soupy layers with other layers  or carefully removing some of the soupy stuff  you can improve the sustainability and health of most plants on your patch . You have to make sure you save some topsoil and deal  with the increased erosion risk created - li

Three examples from Victoria Australia ( first week August 2019). While all sites have been visited, some comments should be regarded as preliminary, as limited  soil profile information was  collected  . This study is mainly to support a thorough Commonwealth review of biodiversity , environmental and people protection legislation.    The specific component issue issue here is the Victorian  Governments abject  failure to prevent  unsustainable and dangerous situations with trees in particular. Some ways to improve biodiversity understanding ,protection ,vegetation managemnet and the credibility of government in effective actions are listed at this link site  . The wider issue is that our governments and the public have been infected with the mindset of new narrow minded religious types who refuse to deal with Natures big picture and deal in practical  realistic and scientific ways with our interactions. Trees that should have been cut down Site 2  Fernshaw   (Dash cam