When next you're choosing a land for farming, lookout for these tell-tale signs.

1. Luxurious Growing Vegerations.
The plants growing on the land would be vigorous and dark green in color. Also the vegetation would be dominated by broad leaf plants.

2. Presence of Earthworm Cast.

Earthworms are farmers best friend. They help mix the soil, transfer nutrients bellow to the surface of the soil and help in decomposition.

Earthworm cast signifies lots of earthworm activities and it's one of the strongest indicators that the soil is very fertile.

3. Presence of Lots of Organic Matter

Organic matter are plant and animal materials in different stages of decomposition. Organic matter are store houses of plant nutrients and they are excellent soil amendments.

Organic matter (particularly humus) is responsible for the dark color of fertile soil.

4. Absence of Nutrients Deficiency symptoms

When a soil lacks one or two nutrients, the plants growing on the soil shows some signs. Examples are yellow leaves and stunted growth.

5. The land History.

The locals mostly knows the part of the community where the lands are fertile and the parts that are not. Discussing with one can be very beneficial.


Look my son, that land over there is very fertile.

I totally agree with your assertions above.

I'm following up with keen interest.. you are making sense, well-done sir

Agritech:
3. Presence of Lots of Organic Matter

Organic matter are plant and animal materials in different stages of decomposition. Organic matter are store houses of plant nutrients and they are excellent soil amendments.

Organic matter (particularly humus) is responsible for the dark color of fertile soil.

I think mine is both the Living and the Dead.

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I think mine is both the Living and the Dead.

Through, but the dead part fraction of the soil nutrients.