Mechanics of Soil Water

This video discusses how water behaves in the soil and even the shape of the water molecule. Topics include forces on soil water, soil-water potential, water retention, effects of soil horizons, how roots gather water, and ponding. This is part of the Soils and Fertilizers series.

[EnsignBaiXin]

Best overview of the subject I have seen. Well done! I used this as a preclass assignment for a soil water lecture in a college introductory soils class, and I can skate through the lecture because this video is an excellent overview.

[SiSwitzer]

This is really great info, could I suggest that you read a little bit slower please, only because it is hard to take in all that amazing info at that speed 👍

[CONCERTMANchicago]

My God yes it's all true. Well of course science should be.

I love that perching term, and landscapers are guilty of it most times. We deal with compacted clay soils here in urban Chicago.

But developers always Hall away what took prairie and glaciers thousands of years to produce. Then replace it with aggregate and rocks topped off with 2 or 3 in of black small particle ground up dirt.

No wonder trees produce so many surface Roots here in the city.

[Jumpkic]

This is how plants drink water, not the kindergartners food coloring thing