Soils and layers
Oak leaf litter
Whole dried oak leaves that last longer than most litter.
What the simulation uses
- Holds water
- 37.5 % by volume
- Water it keeps after draining; the rest runs down to the drainage.
- Pore space
- 86 % by volume
- Room for air and water between grains; low means roots suffocate when wet.
- Weight
- 60 g/L
- How heavy a litre is.
- pH
- 4.5 to 6 pH
- How acid it keeps the soil.
- Mould risk
- medium
- How much fresh food it gives white mould; high-risk soils fuzz over in the first weeks.
- Breaks down in
- 1 to 2 years
- How long it lasts before rotting down to fine soil.
- Nutrients
- low
- Plant food it brings.
- Presses down to
- 40 % of its loose depth
- How far pressing can pack it, keeping its weight.
Description
Whole dried oak leaves that last longer than most litter. Isopods and springtails feed on them as they rot down over a year or two.
Also called dried oak leaves.
Estimated, where sources were thin: values estimated from hobby and horticultural references; not measured.