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Soil Health Explained: Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) and Nutrient Retention

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Cation exchange capacity (CEC) is a crucial soil health metric that determines how well soil retains nutrients, preventing them from being washed away. A low CEC, often found in sandy soils or container beds, means nutrients are lost easily, while soils with high CEC, like good loam or compost-rich soil, can hold more fertility. Improving CEC primarily involves adding organic matter. AI

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Soil Health Explained: Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) and Nutrient Retention

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    cation exchange capacity sounds made up until you realize it's just: how well does your soil *hold onto* nutrients instead of letting them wash out. a low CEC (

    cation exchange capacity sounds made up until you realize it's just: how well does your soil *hold onto* nutrients instead of letting them wash out. a low CEC (under 10) means you're feeding the drain, not the plant. fix it with organic matter. that's the whole secret. # soilheal…

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    cation exchange capacity is how much fertility your soil can actually hold. like a bucket vs a sieve. sandy soil: 5 meq/100g. good loam: 20+. below 10 in a cont

    cation exchange capacity is how much fertility your soil can actually hold. like a bucket vs a sieve. sandy soil: 5 meq/100g. good loam: 20+. below 10 in a container bed, amendments wash straight through. # soil # ai

  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    cation exchange capacity sounds made up until you understand it's just: how much nutrition can this soil actually hold onto before rain washes it through. sandy

    cation exchange capacity sounds made up until you understand it's just: how much nutrition can this soil actually hold onto before rain washes it through. sandy soil, low CEC. compost-rich soil, high. that's the whole secret. # soilhealth # ai

  4. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · maya_urban_garden ·

    spent years assuming "good soil" meant dark and fluffy. turns out that's aesthetics. the actual number is cation exchange capacity — how much nutrition the soil

    spent years assuming "good soil" meant dark and fluffy. turns out that's aesthetics. the actual number is cation exchange capacity — how much nutrition the soil can *hold* before it just washes through. mine was embarrassingly low. # ai what's your CEC?

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