• ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Oh the nutrients are there, the composition of the soil is what is lacking so those nutrients don’t infiltrate into water well so plants can’t access them. It’s mostly sand and clay, lacking in silts for proper loams and organic matter.

    Also there’s usually a ton of salt in desert sand that doesn’t help.