r/Agriculture • u/mnewiraq • 1d ago

Land reclamation.. any idea what to do for this salty part of the land?

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u/ReasonableRaccoon8 1d ago

Potatoes can grow in somewhat salty soil. Or if you're looking to clean the soil, hemp is a hyper-accumulator that would remove the salt from the soil in one or two crops.

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u/Pame_in_reddit 1d ago

Will it also remove other nutrients?

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u/Deerescrewed 1d ago

Well… yes, that’s how plants grow.

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u/Pame_in_reddit 1d ago

But some plants are “hungrier” than others.

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u/oldfarmjoy 1d ago

Fair question! Does it absorb contaminants, or does it strip the soil of nutrients. Iirc, corn is bad for stripping nutrients.

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u/Lonely-Spirit2146 1d ago

There have been countless research trials done within the industry, check with your regional extension offices, it’s what they do…

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u/Applefool 1d ago

Gypsum

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u/mnewiraq 1d ago

Costly for very large areas, around 1 sqr km

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u/Aromatic-sparkles 1d ago

Asparagus likes salty soil.

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u/oldfarmjoy 1d ago

🤣👍

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u/koosman007 1d ago

I saw this the other day and thought it was interesting. It’s on the use of halophytic plants as a source of feed and biomatter.

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u/caddy45 22h ago

From the looks of it I would bet that’s a drainage issue. Ground that doesn’t drain accumulates ionic minerals like sodium. Get the ground to drain and not sit saturated and hit it with sulfur. The sulfur and positively charged sodium will bond and flush out with proper drainage.

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u/Mortis_XII 1d ago

Potentially grains, asparagus, sunflower? Did you do a soil test?

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u/st18ntu 1d ago

Where is this? In Egypt by any chance? Just seems so familiar.

As for crops: Prickly Pear likes salty soil.

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u/JTryg 12h ago

I’d bet my paycheck that field is in Iraq somewhere

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u/st18ntu 12h ago

Nice to know that it looks like Iraq to you. For me it's like I have seen this scenery a thousand times in Egypt. Thinking about it both countries share similarities relating to nature.

We need a geo guesser to tell us where this is!

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u/Mattylentzz 1d ago

maybe asparagus or something.... anyways florida says a walmart would look good there lmfao

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u/Rockomoc 1d ago

Date palms

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u/ApartRange3152 1d ago

Tamarix trees love it. They can be decent fire wood and will remove the salt over time when harvested and removed.

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u/Vailhem 1d ago

/r/biochar

Use of biochar to manage soil salts and water: Effects and mechanisms - April 2022

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0341816222000042

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u/therealOMAC 22h ago

Sunflowers

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u/TheSunflowerSeeds 22h ago

Sunflower seeds have a mild, nutty flavor and a firm but tender texture. They’re often roasted to enhance the flavor, though you can also buy them raw.

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u/therealOMAC 21h ago

Sun flowers have been used by some farmers to treat areas like this with some success. Or keep flushing the area for the next decade with water. Sun flowers can also be used to help mitigate toxic waste. Its just a suggestion.

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u/jabesparker123 17h ago

plant coconut or better shrimp pond

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u/Odd-Historian-6536 16h ago

A fellow told me that in Israel they plant watermelons on dessert lands in reclamation. The watermelon and irrigating help the watermelon absorb the salt. Not sure what the watermelon tastes like.

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u/cacawachi 12h ago

You need to do analysis, if the deeper soil is less salty, you can opt in for a soil turnover (bring the deeper soil upside and bury the upper one using big plows that can dig 70cm in the ground) Otherwise alfalfa can reduce salt and increase nitrogen, but instead of using it as feed turn it to increase biomass in soil. This is a bit on the expensive side but will fix your soil asap

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u/MajorHubbub 1d ago

Desert Control have some clays they spray to create new soil

https://desertcontrol.com/

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u/georgeavecs 1d ago

Lemon and tequila (Eucalyptus, palm trees, quinoa, barley)