{"id":18748,"key":"Soil_shake_test","title":"Soil shake test","latest":{"id":1224839,"timestamp":"2026-01-09T01:42:04Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"To perform this test: add salt and water to a least a cup of your soil in a clear container. Use a teaspoon ish of salt per cup of earth and cover the earth with water. Shake it up. Let it sit for about half an hour. Observe and measure earth separation.\n\nas per:\n\n<gallery>\nFile:CCAT_cebs_SaltShakerTest.JPG|Fig 1: clear container + Salt\nFile:CCAT cebs Saltseper.JPG|Fig 2: add dirt, shake, then let it sit\nFile:CCAT cebs Seperation-test.jpg|Fig 3: measure the stuff\n</gallery>\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| authors = User:Steven M.\n| published = 2009\n| keywords = Earthen construction, Earthen ovens, Earthen plaster, Soil tests\n| sdg = SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities\n| description = Analyze soil with a shake test using Appropedia’s simple method. Learn how to check layers and use results for better gardening.\n}}\n\n[[Category:Earthen construction]]\n[[Category:Earthen ovens]]\n[[Category:Earthen plaster]]\n[[Category:How tos]]\n[[Category:Soil tests]]"}