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Index of Subjects Canso area frost report. I had to prepare an opening for my uncles ashes. While doing the opening on Thursday We had only ~ 1 1/2" firm soad over the frozen ground. This was followed by about 10" of solid ground with about 2" of heavy Ice crystal beneith. This location would of had the shallowest snow cover or no snow cover all winter. AND yes very wind swept. I suspect that the very large mid winter thaw prevented the frost from going as deep as it it usualy does. Tom K Canso ----- Original Message ----- From: "David & Alison Webster" <dwebster@glinx.com> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 1:04 PM Subject: Frozen soil etc.: was Re: [NatureNS] soil and moisture > > > Heather Drope wrote: > > >Would not the rain in early spring just run off even well > >drained soil. I would think the frozen ground would stop the > >moisture from entering the soil excepting those bare inches > >of that that is thawed.. Just my thoughts. Heather D > > > Hi Heather & All, Apr 8, 2008 > I don't know about the rest of the Province, or even the rest of > Kentville (except for many south facing slopes that have been frost-free > for some time), but we still have significant soil ice in the yard; a > consequence of frequent cold weather and bare or nearly bare soil. Thus > no earthworm casts, no Robins, no ant activity, poor sap flow & no Bees. > > I took advantage of the fine weather on Monday to consolidate the > wood piles into two tier, gather runners and pull out bared posts-- well > try to pull out bared posts. Most were still frozen solid into the ground. > > In a more normal year, with adequate snow cover during cold weather, > there may be constant melting of snow from below and essentially no > frozen soil except where wind or other forces have bared the soil. > > But when there is sufficient ice lens acccumulation or plugging of > larger soil pores by ice crystals then infiltration and internal > drainage may indeed be hampered and during this temporary condition the > soil profile that normally has good internal drainage will be poorly > drained. > > Yours truly, Dave Webster, Kentville
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