tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.comments2023-04-25T13:24:21.860-07:00The Dirt on SoilThe Dirt on Soilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955063473012431050noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-18413660912813339642022-10-29T03:24:56.811-07:002022-10-29T03:24:56.811-07:00Thanks for writiingThanks for writiingCurtain Cleaning Evanstonhttps://www.curtain-cleaning-service.com/us/drapery-cleaning-illinois/curtain-cleaning-evanston.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-46227311837142234032022-06-20T14:35:29.808-07:002022-06-20T14:35:29.808-07:00Thanks ggreat blogThanks ggreat blogClarence Phttps://www.clarenceprice.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-33579400271047180412012-03-05T02:48:24.526-08:002012-03-05T02:48:24.526-08:00Absolutely Roma, this article is quite useful to k...Absolutely Roma, this article is quite useful to know about these insect eating plants.Sam Dsouzahttp://www.listflatfeeinmls.com/USA/CA/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-43622551062124747862011-10-19T12:02:44.124-07:002011-10-19T12:02:44.124-07:00Those can be roots...did you checked out with some...Those can be roots...did you checked out with some close lens. Not sure but if the image would have been more zoomed would have analyzed.Security Systemhttp://www.lifeshield.com/home-security/Florida/O/Orlandonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-20103142828480780582011-10-17T00:24:41.935-07:002011-10-17T00:24:41.935-07:00It seems to look like Gypsum as seen in the images...It seems to look like Gypsum as seen in the images. But is the surrounding having salty water. Isn't gypsum found in salty atmosphere?Roblohttp://www.localprice.com/dallas/home-securitynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-32667245869010531572011-10-17T00:08:14.791-07:002011-10-17T00:08:14.791-07:00Nice images, my kids loved seeing these images whi...Nice images, my kids loved seeing these images which provides educational informational to them. Thanks.Roblohttp://www.localprice.com/dallas/home-securitynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-41311313437115289682011-10-15T04:08:53.667-07:002011-10-15T04:08:53.667-07:00I have a lack of knowledge on this and was good to...I have a lack of knowledge on this and was good to know how and where these carnivorous plants really survive.Romahttp://www.lifeshield.com/home-security/Texas/Austinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-9222145733790934142011-08-15T14:46:06.251-07:002011-08-15T14:46:06.251-07:00Thanks! They are very pretty in person.Thanks! They are very pretty in person.The Dirt on Soilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955063473012431050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-34156618684143456492011-08-15T14:35:10.580-07:002011-08-15T14:35:10.580-07:00Congrats on the new job! Those are some cool carni...Congrats on the new job! Those are some cool carnivorous plants.Goneferalinidahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10001720343818923656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-20542292204692637432011-07-26T22:00:26.835-07:002011-07-26T22:00:26.835-07:00I didn't know that there are insects that eat ...I didn't know that there are insects that eat chicken poo. Thanks a lot for sharing that information.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.eliminexpestcontrol.com/" rel="nofollow">pest control ny</a>Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520146361945467322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-38308124813508964442011-07-26T14:34:19.495-07:002011-07-26T14:34:19.495-07:00Great thoughts, Horticle! I like the link too. Do...Great thoughts, Horticle! I like the link too. Do you know of a math equation I can use to describe it? I can just make one up ;-) Thanks for the visit!The Dirt on Soilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955063473012431050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-18535156029603549752011-07-07T12:04:44.537-07:002011-07-07T12:04:44.537-07:00Hi Mortl! Yes, wind facilitates evaporation by hel...Hi Mortl! Yes, wind facilitates evaporation by helping maintain a vertical moisture gradient so long as the air in the upward direction isn't near saturation point (100% relative humidity). This, of course, varies with temperature due to air capacity (for moisture) varying with temperature. --Horticle<br /><br />p.s. <br />this is a pretty good link <br />http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/atmospheric_moisture/evaporation.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-68133698584536482792011-06-24T17:51:28.707-07:002011-06-24T17:51:28.707-07:00did you add water to the soil-powder mix? you migh...did you add water to the soil-powder mix? you might want to submerge some in the water and wait a week or 2 with the lid closed.<br /><br />though if it's in an arid pine forest, I'm not sure you would get much elemental sulfur - unless it was a more permanent stream bed at some point.<br /><br />otherwise I got no clue! I'm more of a microbiologist than a geologist :)<br /><br />happy digging!Lucas Neberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05444512815555509892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-46083079864300971652011-06-17T20:36:10.343-07:002011-06-17T20:36:10.343-07:00OMG such great comments! I wish I could drag you w...OMG such great comments! I wish I could drag you with me to the mystery soil. Maybe next time you are in TX! It totally looks like sulfur, but I stuck my nose up in it pretty close (and maybe I licked it for fun) and didn't smell anything. I do have a jar of it in my car that is probably air-tight. I'll go inhale. Thanks!! <br /><br />Also, pine pollen looks like Mickey Mouse and this yellow stuff was in a pine forest. I looked for Mickey Mouse shapes under the micro but never saw any- tiny, tiny circles as far as I can tell. I should mail you some !!! ;-)<br /><br />UPDATE: If there is a sulfur smell in the jar, I can't detect it. Wouldn't those guys be in very wet (anaerobic) soils? We're arid here. There is a lake very nearby, but I don't think there is a hydro' connection.<br /><br />Abrazos.The Dirt on Soilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955063473012431050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-4111088682682815622011-06-17T17:48:01.280-07:002011-06-17T17:48:01.280-07:00very cool investigative work! keep it up, curious ...very cool investigative work! keep it up, curious to see what the yellow stuff is. to me it looks like elemental sulfur... which would be pretty cool if it's surrounded by the oxidized form of sulfur in the form of calcium sulfate (gypsum). That would indicate these yellow pockets are formed in the absence of oxygen, by organisms that gained energy by using sulfate (rather than oxygen) as their energy source. Try sticking it in an air-tight jar with some soil and see if it smells like rotten eggs (H2S) after a few days :)<br />Have fun!<br />LucasLucas Neberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05444512815555509892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-42448369541313686592011-06-06T14:41:58.422-07:002011-06-06T14:41:58.422-07:00Very well done! I will have to make a trip to my l...Very well done! I will have to make a trip to my local watershed, Tannehill Creek.William Fritternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-69985309831386443572011-06-01T11:19:59.164-07:002011-06-01T11:19:59.164-07:00I like your commentary on definitions. It really d...I like your commentary on definitions. It really depends on what you're talking about or to whom. Are the minerals defined in the periodic table of elements or something similar?Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08761883330793199426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-64624768367904703352011-05-16T18:57:41.341-07:002011-05-16T18:57:41.341-07:00Good idea! I suggest using the freshest needles po...Good idea! I suggest using the freshest needles possible, considering the molecules you want are so volatile.The Dirt on Soilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955063473012431050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-4560339334431934092011-05-16T15:53:45.981-07:002011-05-16T15:53:45.981-07:00did you know you can make a weak turpentine for pi...did you know you can make a weak turpentine for pine needlesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-57255286295943045522011-05-06T06:22:09.651-07:002011-05-06T06:22:09.651-07:00Hmmm. Where? This pic is taken from right beneath ...Hmmm. Where? This pic is taken from right beneath the forest floor. So some pine needles have fallen down and stuck to the sides of the cut. Also, I see two black vertical cracks. Are you talking about the lower right corner? That looks like a root, I am not sure what it is... maybe a root...Sigh, now I have to go back, Goneferal!! Good question. I don't know. (But I figured out what the yellow stuff isn't: crystals. They were round under my dinky scope.)<br /><br />Thanks for the suggestion!The Dirt on Soilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955063473012431050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-12505815406416976992011-05-05T22:42:27.279-07:002011-05-05T22:42:27.279-07:00There appear to be some roots in the yellow on the...There appear to be some roots in the yellow on the right side. Is it some sort of weird plant root anomaly?Goneferalinidahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10001720343818923656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-91137137368367164892011-04-11T11:31:53.415-07:002011-04-11T11:31:53.415-07:00OK! I will save one (or 4?) for you. Locally grow...OK! I will save one (or 4?) for you. Locally grown! Thanks the for the visit XOXOThe Dirt on Soilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955063473012431050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-1617427858174455642011-04-11T06:37:28.452-07:002011-04-11T06:37:28.452-07:00I will be over to shop for my pumpkin around Octob...I will be over to shop for my pumpkin around October 29th.Linda Sullivannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-8545026518803748272011-04-05T20:51:51.670-07:002011-04-05T20:51:51.670-07:00Thanks, Micadart! Good point with the colors. I&...Thanks, Micadart! Good point with the colors. I'll keep it for now since soil is dark (and you know, brown) and that is the mood I am going for.. dirty ;-) Thanks for the visit!The Dirt on Soilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955063473012431050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011245660209137374.post-4486701978590387482011-04-03T20:03:02.579-07:002011-04-03T20:03:02.579-07:00That's a good way to look at it. The simplest...That's a good way to look at it. The simplest toys, many times, are the best. I'm trying to think of other ways to make "playing outside" accessible for The Kiddo, even if we are city-folk. Thanks for the visits, Jess, Anonimo and Sage Butterfly!The Dirt on Soilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955063473012431050noreply@blogger.com