Step 3 – How can I improve soil health?
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Back to Soil health checklist – managing for healthy soil
There are changes you can make to how to manage your soils to improve soil health.
| Poor soil health indicator | Management options |
| Crusting or Dispersion |
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| Compaction |
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| Waterlogging |
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| Erosion |
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| Infertility |
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There are many other questions about possible approaches and options which regularly arise in media and amongst neighbours. Consider the following, and click on any that you are interested in:
- What happens to the soil when I use gypsum?
- What value is the calcium/magnesium ratio?
- What is the relationship between calcium and carbon
- How do I work out phosphorus needs?
- Can I farm without fertiliser?
- How do I read seasons?
- Does phalaris acidify soils?
- Where can I find "silver bullets"?
- What is the effect of fire on soil health?
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