AW: Oak Leaves

["Erik Pfingstner" <erikpfingstner at freenet_de>]

From my travels in the Sahel and Savannah areas in Africa, I recall seeing
much loam or clay type of soil. This soil will build fissures when drying.
However, as soon as it rains, the water pour quickly into the fissures and
the first 15-20 cm of soil get filled up with water. As soon as this soil is
soaked it will let almost no water drain to lower layers of soil. It becomes
nearly water tight. The result is that the next water will go into temporary
pools and the upper layers will get very soft mud. Upon drying, the deeper
layers of mud will stay moist. Yet I dont know how deep and how moist.

Erik

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: owner-killietalk at AKA_Org [mailto:owner-killietalk at AKA_Org]Im
> Auftrag von Morris, George
> Gesendet: Montag, 30. Dezember 2002 21:37
> An: 'killietalk at AKA_Org'
> Betreff: RE: Oak Leaves
>
>
> I recall reading a description on this list by someone who received some
> eggs in a rock hard chunk of dried clay.  Not much like the
> fluffy peat most
> of us use, but apparently what the fish use "at home".
> GM
>
> -----Original Message-----
>  Yet I am more interested in trying soft mud of low organic content.
>
> Erik
>
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