INNOVATIVE EARTH-FRIENDLY BUILDING PRODUCTS
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| Checking the Soil's Moisture Content Starting with dry soil, slowly add a SMALL amount of water and with a hoe or shovel, mix it thoroughly into the soil for thirty to sixty seconds. To check for the proper amount of moisture, pick up a small handful of soil and squeeze it into a ball. It should hold together as shown below.
If the ball of soil falls apart in your hand, more moisture is needed. If water drips from your fingers or if the ball of soil has a shine to it, you've added too much water; either wait for the sun to dry it out a bit or add some dry soil to the mix. When the moisture content is right, the ball will look like the one shown in the photo above. Drop the ball of soil onto a hard surface from a height of about three feet (one meter). If it falls apart as shown below, you need to add just a little more water.
If the ball is too wet, it will hold together and flatten out:
The ball of soil should break into just a few small pieces:
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