What is compacted soil and how is it corrected?
Compacted soil is soil with most of the air squeezed out. A good top soil should contain as much as 25% by volume air which is needed to support plant growth and the soil organisms. Tramping around in moist beds is a sure way to compact the soil and is something that is best to avoid. The passage of soil macro-organisms, and particularly earth worms, going back and forth through the soil repair compacted soils. Compacted soils can also be corrected by digging in additional organic material.
