Talk:Soil conditioner

waste-related article?
Why is this page tagged as a "waste-related article"? Soil conditioner isn't a waste product.

Merge
Is there a difference between a soil amendment and a soil conditioner, and is it a big enough difference to justify separate articles? -- Kjkolb 13:32, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

Okay, I added merge tags. The merge direction is not set, I just chose one so that the discussion link would come to one place. -- Kjkolb 02:23, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

I would argue that soil amendments and conditioners are the same thing. They are both applied to improve soil fertility. While fertilizers provide nutrients for plants, both amendments and conditioners improve other chemical, physical or biological components of the soil's fertility.203.153.228.8 06:38, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Regarding the binding of water to clay molecules: If I recall correctly, clay molecule acquire a negative charge and form hydrogen bonds to the positive end of a water dipole. This is purely electrostatic and has nothing to do with magnetism. I am not quite enough of an expert to be comfortable doing this edit but would imagine that it is more correct to say something like: "...clay may hold more water but the clay molecules carry a negative electric charge and therefore form hydrogen bonds with the water molecules. These bonds are difficult for roots to break." Peter Chastain 22:09, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Differences term
I happen to read about soil ameliorant. I just wonder what's the difference between the soil ameliorant, amendment, and conditioner? If it the same, can I just put the term in it? 119.40.118.34 (talk) 01:18, 3 October 2013 (UTC)

Edit done on August 27 is a product advertisement
Most of the text appears to have been taken from a company's advertising materials (see http://www.fructifera.org/PDF/Distributor%20Guidebook%202005.pdf) This should therefore be removed. Ffejmopp (talk) 18:47, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

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