Site Analysis

Question 1

How do you define a site.

Answer 1

Site is the location where you want to plant your plants, it could be a pot, a raised bed or even a whole field.

Question 2

What do you do in site analysis?

Answer 2

You learn about the climate, the soil type, sun light exposure etc of your site. So that you can make informed decisions.

Question 3

What is climate?

Answer 3

Climate is the average temperature of a region.

Question 4

Types of climates to consider.

Answer 4

Regional
Area
Micro

Question 5

What is regional climate

Answer 5

The average temperature of your zone, For Chakwal and a major portion of Pakistan is 9b.

Question 6

What is Area climate.

Answer 6

It’s the average temperature of your city or your area.

Question 7

Micro climate?

Answer 7

It’s the climate of your site, even if it’s a single plant.

Question 8

So what is soil?

Answer 8

Soil is a mixture of air, moisture, organic material, mineral and microorganisms.

Question 9

What is soil texture

Answer 9

Soil texture is the proportion of different sizes of soil particles.

Physical property.
It refers to the size and distribution of soil particles, and is most influenced by mineral content.

Eg. Fine particles - Clay - Compacts easily.

Question 10

Why is soil texture so important?

Answer 10

Soil texture affects the fertility, behaviour, and health of the soil.
Like some soil can hold water while others are good at draining water.

Question 11

How many soil textures their?

Answer 11

Their are various soils, but all of them are made up of some proportion of sand, silt and clay.

Question 12

What is the difference between them?

Answer 12

Sand has coarse particles, with diameter ranging from 0.05-2mm
It feels rough and gritty.

Clay has fine particles, with diameter less then 0.002mm
It feels sticky and plastic like.

Silt is medium particles, with diameter of 0.002-0.05mm
It feels smooth and silky.

Question 13

What is soil texture ?

Answer 13

It refers to the way soil particles are put together. Simply shape of soil.

Soil binds with organic material to form various shapes.

Question 14

Like what shapes?

Answer 14

Granular.
It is on top layer,
Platty.
It has plates attach on top of each other.
Blocky.
It contains edgy and rounded blocks.

Question 15

Why are shapes important?

Answer 15

Some shapes are ideal for water holding, while some don’t allow them , and other don’t hold them.