I heard from someone quoted Albert Einstein. Einstein said “a great teacher speaks with everyday word that everyone can understand.” I understood everything he said and I’m not an American.
Amazing video. Language is clear, accent professional, speed of language appropriate, explanation is not verbose, spoke to express not to impress. I am a layman but understood the soil science well.
Thank you! I am a first-year teacher and will be teaching soils soon. I have never used the soil triangle but your explanation made it very clear and I'm looking forward to teaching it to my students.
Your video is very detailed which I appreciated after watching so many others that weren't but I followed the instructions and set my timer for 15 mins when I went to mark the jar I could not see any difference in the soil. I could clearly see grains of sand in your jar but not mine. I moved in this house about 10 years ago and it's in a new neighborhood in a rural area of Ohio, zone 6a. I had to make all my flower beds myself and the dirt was heavy and compacted with lots of rocks, some bigger than the size of a softball. At 2 separate times I have had dump trucks full of dirt delivered to raise the beds a bit, I have sat for hours picking the smaller rocks out of the beds, through the years I have added bags of top soil and potting soil to the beds and then tilled. Several yrs I added mulch around the flowers to try to cut down on weeds.I have flowers in the beds and some do pretty well but the soil does seem to dry out fast, I water just about every night when it doesn't rain but I assumed it was because it gets mostly sun but possibly sandy soil is the issue. I have time on my hands now to devote to gardening and I'm trying to learn more about soil and that is why I wanted to do the test. I also ordered a soil test kit from amazon to test the soils nutrients so that I can try to add whatever it is that may be lacking. I have been reading articles and watching videos about composting but I'm afraid if I start a compost pile I will be inviting snakes into my yard (serious phobia,lol) So if my issue is sandy soil can anyone suggest an easy way to amend? When I couldn't see the difference on the test jar I thought maybe it just needed more time for everything to settle, what do you think? Or is it possible my soil is made up of mostly sand? It has been 3 hrs since I started the test and the soil is mostly the same throughout the jar except for a very fine line at the top that is a lighter color. I thought maybe I would just try it again after digging some more dirt and adding less dirt to the jar and more water, what do u think? Anyone have any suggestions on what I did wrong? Sorry such a long comment but I thought with more info a greater likelihood of a solution. Thanks!
I just moved into my house and gained a garden with cactus and morning glories and tons of nightshade. I'm very curious of what I'm working with before I really got crazy planting stuff. THANK YOU!! I'm too cheap to buy a test soil kit. This seems more of an enjoyable learning experience too! Doing it with my daughter asap. 🌵🏜⚘🌴🌲🌻🌺🌿🍇
This weekend I'm going to try to cook my own indicator to measure the pH values, and now i discovered this awesome tri-angle. Thank you so much for this video and information! I think it will be very useful for my garden and potted plants.
I said to myself ,that triangle thingy is familiar . And then it hit me! This was one of our science modules discussing about soil types . Our teacher did not really explain to us how to use it , instead , the teacher just read the definition of each type of soil which is okay . But now as I was searching for plastic bricks on youtube your video popped out and here I learned more and got excited about soil and gardening than I was in class sitting and reading a paper full of texts and pictures which made me sleepy. Thank you so much for the help . Please make more of these videos as we have a garden here too!
That's what they did during my earth science class in 7th grade and in my Agriculture class in 9th grade. This experiment would have been a better way to teach this concept than making us memorize a chart.
Pro Tip: Use a strainer to sift down the soil to remove large debris. Use water with a small amount of dish soap added to help create more distinctive separation between the three layers.
I had an assignment for my class to figure out the soil type in my yard. I was really struggling. bu you video very clearly explained the soil triangle . thank you!
This is just what I need for my science lab. I couldn't figure out hot to find the % from ml but this was quite clear and as a person who loves to garden this experience looks fun and easy. THANK YOU I am so subscribing
Great stuff! You can improve accuracy by filling the jar with enough epoxy to get above the blend radius at the bottom. JB Weld works well if you thin it with alcohol or lacquer thinner. The manufacturer recommends 1 teaspoon thinner to 2 ounces of mixed epoxy for this purpose.
Thank you garden fundamentals. I learn a lot today about different types of soil about regarding the present soil on my garden. God bless. Thanks again. More videos to come. 😍😍
Interesting video. A much simplified version of how I did the work. Sieves would help in your process. Incidentally, very fine sand and silt partical sizes overlap.
I am going to try this. Would it be okay if I do the same experiment and record a video in my language so my students can understand? I will credit you in my video.
Thank you very much Mr. Palvis, i subbed, and bookmarked your websites. Please, continue demonstrating your experiments, as I found this very enlightening.
Great video. When performing this test, I seem to have gotten 4 layers of soil. I see the layer of sand, Silt, and, I'm presuming clay. However, where you point to the clear section in your demonstration as the clay, my specimen looks like l chocolate milk, and it has been setting for two days. What could that be? Thank you for the great video.
Some clays tend to stay in solution. Try adding some table salt - it might make the clay settle out. In any event, the amount that is still floating is not that much and can be ignored.
very interesting and informative video being made simple.. I have one concern. why the percentage of sand in the STT went over 40 when by calculations it was less??
Hi, great video really easy to follow the steps. Just a questions if anyone could help a novice. If i take 5 samples from 5 different spots in the borders, if i mix them all together the sieve the complete batch for stones and twigs, am i defeating the object of the test and can i expect a heavy sand content result because of the sieving
Hi, this was very informative. I followed these guidelines but noticed after taking my first two markings both the sand and silt went below the lines. What does that mean?
I appreciate this information but wondering why the second arrow didn't go all the way to the sand section in the corner, but went to the sandy loam / loamy sand area?
You used a volume measurement. I assume this triangle graph is calibrated for volume measurement and not weight? Are there triangle graphs for by weight?
This is great and all, but it's tricky to find a glass jar where all the soil won't stick to it, making it night impossible to measure the soil layers.
I am trying to move into hydroponic gardening from the soil based systems. From most of the videos I see, there is a massive root mass growth in the solution. Can the roots in these cases be trimmed and the plant survive. How much of the root system can one reduce ? Thank you.
I tried this and, while there is a distinct line between the silt and the clay, the point at which sand turns to silt is much more gradual and less apparent because there is a lot of silt mixed into the sand. However, I can tell when there is no more sand in the silt. Is that where I mark for silt? Thanks!
The reality is that soil contains every particle size - not just sand and silt. There are also particles that have the size half way between. Those will settle half way between the times. You can call them small sand or big silt.
So a good way to remember this is: 1 minutes; 1 hour; 1 day;. Thank you! I am single parent (divorce raped Dad) trying to survive by growing my own garden, having chickens and having a family milk cow, i.e. make food "under the table". This is more appreciated than you know!
Hi, seems like an easy way to determinate soil type but i have question, i did it just like you say and after 24 h the surface of soaked soil was under the line i made 1h after shaking... that's confusing for me... what does it mean?
I see the same, tried three times. After 2 hour there's a clear demarcation between water and settlement layer, and I mark that line on the side of the jar. Come back maybe 6 hours later, and the original settlement layer has subsided by 3/4". I guess the silt might only be partially settled by the time I made the original silt marking, but not sure what causes the obvious demarcation line if it hasn't fully settled yet. Don't see any clay yet at ~20 hours, but the water is still so dark no light can penetrate it.
i have a question sir,ants keep cralwing up my flower plants to eat the nectar and are damaging them,how can i get rid of them without pesticide or is it the only way
I heard from someone quoted Albert Einstein. Einstein said “a great teacher speaks with everyday word that everyone can understand.” I understood everything he said and I’m not an American.
He was not an American either.
Amazing video. Language is clear, accent professional, speed of language appropriate, explanation is not verbose, spoke to express not to impress. I am a layman but understood the soil science well.
Good comment..👍
A layman who uses the word, verbose.
Thank you! I am a first-year teacher and will be teaching soils soon. I have never used the soil triangle but your explanation made it very clear and I'm looking forward to teaching it to my students.
No words could appreciate the value of your teaching!.. I just take a Bow!
Your video is very detailed which I appreciated after watching so many others that weren't but I followed the instructions and set my timer for 15 mins when I went to mark the jar I could not see any difference in the soil. I could clearly see grains of sand in your jar but not mine. I moved in this house about 10 years ago and it's in a new neighborhood in a rural area of Ohio, zone 6a. I had to make all my flower beds myself and the dirt was heavy and compacted with lots of rocks, some bigger than the size of a softball. At 2 separate times I have had dump trucks full of dirt delivered to raise the beds a bit, I have sat for hours picking the smaller rocks out of the beds, through the years I have added bags of top soil and potting soil to the beds and then tilled. Several yrs I added mulch around the flowers to try to cut down on weeds.I have flowers in the beds and some do pretty well but the soil does seem to dry out fast, I water just about every night when it doesn't rain but I assumed it was because it gets mostly sun but possibly sandy soil is the issue. I have time on my hands now to devote to gardening and I'm trying to learn more about soil and that is why I wanted to do the test. I also ordered a soil test kit from amazon to test the soils nutrients so that I can try to add whatever it is that may be lacking. I have been reading articles and watching videos about composting but I'm afraid if I start a compost pile I will be inviting snakes into my yard (serious phobia,lol) So if my issue is sandy soil can anyone suggest an easy way to amend? When I couldn't see the difference on the test jar I thought maybe it just needed more time for everything to settle, what do you think? Or is it possible my soil is made up of mostly sand? It has been 3 hrs since I started the test and the soil is mostly the same throughout the jar except for a very fine line at the top that is a lighter color. I thought maybe I would just try it again after digging some more dirt and adding less dirt to the jar and more water, what do u think? Anyone have any suggestions on what I did wrong? Sorry such a long comment but I thought with more info a greater likelihood of a solution. Thanks!
I just moved into my house and gained a garden with cactus and morning glories and tons of nightshade. I'm very curious of what I'm working with before I really got crazy planting stuff. THANK YOU!! I'm too cheap to buy a test soil kit. This seems more of an enjoyable learning experience too! Doing it with my daughter asap. 🌵🏜⚘🌴🌲🌻🌺🌿🍇
Thank you so much. I learned an easy way to learn about the soil we have in our property. Very informative.
This weekend I'm going to try to cook my own indicator to measure the pH values, and now i discovered this awesome tri-angle.
Thank you so much for this video and information! I think it will be very useful for my garden and potted plants.
I'm a Gardener at a National Cemetery so glad I found this channel.
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Thank you so much. Me being a visual learner really appreciate this video. Big time help.
I said to myself ,that triangle thingy is familiar . And then it hit me! This was one of our science modules discussing about soil types . Our teacher did not really explain to us how to use it , instead , the teacher just read the definition of each type of soil which is okay .
But now as I was searching for plastic bricks on youtube your video popped out and here I learned more and got excited about soil and gardening than I was in class sitting and reading a paper full of texts and pictures which made me sleepy.
Thank you so much for the help . Please make more of these videos as we have a garden here too!
That's what they did during my earth science class in 7th grade and in my Agriculture class in 9th grade. This experiment would have been a better way to teach this concept than making us memorize a chart.
Robert - excellent explanation of the soil triangle.
Pro Tip: Use a strainer to sift down the soil to remove large debris. Use water with a small amount of dish soap added to help create more distinctive separation between the three layers.
good suggestions.
I wish you were teaching soil mechanics and geology at my uni! Natural teacher!
Wow.. the knowledge gained from this video was priceless. Thank you for sharing! Very interesting. I’ll be sure to use this method in my own garden 👍🏻
BEST VIDEO AN EXPLANATION I'VE SEEN ON THIS .
I study this video for HGF225. Thank you for uploading
A useful knowledge presented by a decent man. Thanks
This would be an awesome experiment for an Agriculture or science class.
Thank you. really fun to do this. Our little community garden is silty loam..thank you. Silt: 34.5 % sand, 54% silt, 11.5 % clay
Exactly what I was looking for. Professional, detailed and precise.
Me too.
Thank you for your good advice about the soil Sir it's clear and easier to understand God bless you.
From the minute it reacts and the time comes it keeps changing and I can see the separation of each land.
This presentation is really useful, you done it very well. Thanks sir
I had an assignment for my class to figure out the soil type in my yard. I was really struggling. bu you video very clearly explained the soil triangle . thank you!
This is just what I need for my science lab. I couldn't figure out hot to find the % from ml but this was quite clear and as a person who loves to garden this experience looks fun and easy. THANK YOU I am so subscribing
Great stuff! You can improve accuracy by filling the jar with enough epoxy to get above the blend radius at the bottom. JB Weld works well if you thin it with alcohol or lacquer thinner. The manufacturer recommends 1 teaspoon thinner to 2 ounces of mixed epoxy for this purpose.
brilliant video. what a great teacher you are!! wish I had someone like you as a teacher when I was in school. thank you.
U have unlocked the secret to soil amending! Thank u
This is the greatest video demonstrating soil types. Very easy to understand. Thank you!
I heard of the bottle method but seeing it done made me understand better. Thank you kindly. I click like and subscribed.
Thank you garden fundamentals. I learn a lot today about different types of soil about regarding the present soil on my garden. God bless. Thanks again. More videos to come. 😍😍
thank you so much for sharing really easy to follow and very helpful
Thank you for showing us something that I didn't know was possible.Very interesting and useful.
This is a very good video. I am a visual learner too - and diagrams make me happy. Thanks. I am now a subscriber.
I highly appreciate this presentation. Bravo!!!
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Not everyone can teach. I'm doing a class and she did not explain it as clearly as you do. Thank you
Well done! Simply simple, and precise!
Great video. Clear and concise. I wish I'd known this Soil Triangle approach years ago. It would have prevented a lot of trial and error.
Cool video, although i think ideally you should use a flat bottomed straight sided jar.
This is too much for me to remember all of this but 8 will need to practice for school.
This is best for my term 3🥰🥰🥰
Extremely helpful vid and your explanation was clear and straightforward. Great stuff, thank you. You have another subscriber
It’s extremly helpful video. Thanks a lot
Thanks for making things clear
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I learned the soil chart use better here than in my college class on soils. ! Thank you
Really easy and simple method. May Allah Bless you.
I heard , tried this method to be correct but was not sure. thank you.
Sir, thank you very much for a great, simple explanation!!!!
Very useful for my agriculture assignment. Thanks.
Very clear presentation. Thank you!
Fantastic video. Very clear and easy to understand. Thanks!
Love this, great explanation ❗
Nice description. Thank you so much
Interesting video. A much simplified version of how I did the work. Sieves would help in your process. Incidentally, very fine sand and silt partical sizes overlap.
True - this is an approximate method good enough for gardeners.
What a very helpful video! Thank you!
Thank you. I find this very interesting and important for my garden ❤
Nice video easy and practical explanation
Really great explanation sir
I am going to try this. Would it be okay if I do the same experiment and record a video in my language so my students can understand? I will credit you in my video.
I have no problem with that.
Thank you very much Mr. Palvis, i subbed, and bookmarked your websites. Please, continue demonstrating your experiments, as I found this very enlightening.
Great video. When performing this test, I seem to have gotten 4 layers of soil. I see the layer of sand, Silt, and, I'm presuming clay. However, where you point to the clear section in your demonstration as the clay, my specimen looks like l chocolate milk, and it has been setting for two days. What could that be? Thank you for the great video.
Some clays tend to stay in solution. Try adding some table salt - it might make the clay settle out. In any event, the amount that is still floating is not that much and can be ignored.
Really well done, thanks for making
Thank you..I will try it right away !
You are a clear concise teacher
Thank you
Thankyou sir you just killed my confusion. Bravo
Ur an amazing person 👍 wat an explanation . Grateful to you sir ❤️
very interesting and informative video being made simple.. I have one concern. why the percentage of sand in the STT went over 40 when by calculations it was less??
Thank you for this extremely easy and informative way to test your soil!
Hi, great video really easy to follow the steps. Just a questions if anyone could help a novice. If i take 5 samples from 5 different spots in the borders, if i mix them all together the sieve the complete batch for stones and twigs, am i defeating the object of the test and can i expect a heavy sand content result because of the sieving
Depends on the size of the sieve. 1/4" holes would work.
Have to do this for science class
Clear and useful. Thanks
Hi, this was very informative. I followed these guidelines but noticed after taking my first two markings both the sand and silt went below the lines. What does that mean?
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Thanks alot sir nancy watching you from Zambia
GOOD SAMPLE TO IDENTIFY SOIL TEXTURE
I will be doing this today. Thank you.
Thanks for the formula. This is exactly what I needed without realizing it.
Great explanation. Will be doing this with my students. Thanks for putting this together.
This video was informative... good shit.. thumbs up
Thank you for your sharing information.
Thank you. I'll be testing my clay soil this weekend!!
Great teacher! I love this channel
What a great video this is
Thank you, Well presented, educational presentation.
very informative because it includes mathematics and statistical analysis
well done, sir
I appreciate this information but wondering why the second arrow didn't go all the way to the sand section in the corner, but went to the sandy loam / loamy sand area?
Because it's suggested to follow the thin lines
You used a volume measurement. I assume this triangle graph is calibrated for volume measurement and not weight? Are there triangle graphs for by weight?
This is great and all, but it's tricky to find a glass jar where all the soil won't stick to it, making it night impossible to measure the soil layers.
This was so helpful
Thank you so much for this vedio. It is very helpful.
one soil one jar 🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥
I am trying to move into hydroponic gardening from the soil based systems. From most of the videos I see, there is a massive root mass growth in the solution. Can the roots in these cases be trimmed and the plant survive. How much of the root system can one reduce ? Thank you.
Depends on the plant and the treatment it gets.
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Superb information. So well explained.
Based on the steps taken in the video, could you measure the amount of water you add in beforehand and save 23 hours of time? Thanks.
No - clay is very fine and needs that time to settle.
I tried this and, while there is a distinct line between the silt and the clay, the point at which sand turns to silt is much more gradual and less apparent because there is a lot of silt mixed into the sand. However, I can tell when there is no more sand in the silt. Is that where I mark for silt? Thanks!
The reality is that soil contains every particle size - not just sand and silt. There are also particles that have the size half way between. Those will settle half way between the times. You can call them small sand or big silt.
So a good way to remember this is: 1 minutes; 1 hour; 1 day;. Thank you! I am single parent (divorce raped Dad) trying to survive by growing my own garden, having chickens and having a family milk cow, i.e. make food "under the table". This is more appreciated than you know!
Hi, seems like an easy way to determinate soil type but i have question, i did it just like you say and after 24 h the surface of soaked soil was under the line i made 1h after shaking... that's confusing for me... what does it mean?
I don't see how it can be - try it again.
I see the same, tried three times. After 2 hour there's a clear demarcation between water and settlement layer, and I mark that line on the side of the jar. Come back maybe 6 hours later, and the original settlement layer has subsided by 3/4". I guess the silt might only be partially settled by the time I made the original silt marking, but not sure what causes the obvious demarcation line if it hasn't fully settled yet. Don't see any clay yet at ~20 hours, but the water is still so dark no light can penetrate it.
@@Gardenfundamentals1 i did it few times and always the same result
Wow this is a best vid ever🙂 thank you for ur amazing technique
Glad you liked it!
Cool, thank you❣️
i have a question sir,ants keep cralwing up my flower plants to eat the nectar and are damaging them,how can i get rid of them without pesticide or is it the only way
You can not get rid of ants. They rarely affect plants or buds. One way to keep them off pots is to spread some Vaseline around the bottom.