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Soil Moisture Characteristics of Sand-Peat Mixes¹

ABSTRACT

Mixtures of Osoflaco sand and screened Canadian peat were examined for bulk density, tension-moisture relations, wilting tensions and readily available water. As peat content increased, mixtures became lighter (less dense), held more available water, had a lower zone of saturation and approached wilting tensions more gradually. Tension-moisture curves indicate relatively uniform pore sizes in the sand, but a relatively wide distribution of pore size in the peat.

¹ A contribution of the Department of Landscape Horticulture, University of California, Davis. The work reported was submitted by the senior author in partia fulfillment of the requirements for the M.S. degree.

² Graduate student, Department of Geography, University of California, Davis.

³ Associate Professor, Landscape Horticulture and Associate Horticulturist in the Exper. Station, University of California, Davis.

Received for publication January 31, 1966. Accepted for publication November 4, 1966.