Learning how to interpret Chroma soil analyses.

These were my classmates today. Martijn van Vijfeijken taught us how to interpret Chroma soil analyses. Learning and brainstorming all day long with people from other fields: Agriculture, landscaping, engineering firms,.....

A chroma analysis is a regular and useful part of my soil analyses. Chromas provide a good picture of the soil relationships, the activity of the soil life, oxygen build-up,... This is all information that we do not find in classical soil analyses.

The picture below show a Chroma of a healthy compost

De next chroma is from a not so healthy compost wich has had to high temperatures.