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[-] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

No offense, but you're definitely the type that would've in the middle ages salted his own crops and then cursed the "witch" next door

[-] UnRelatedBurner@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

idk how good or bad salting soil is. Probably bad.

[-] prayer@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Very bad. In antiquity, if an army felt personally slighted by a populace, instead of just burning their crops, they would burn and salt the fields. That would prevent the earth from being arable for generations. The salt prevents plant roots from drawing up water, so until the salt is washed away with enough rain (talking tens to hundreds of years depending on how much salt), nothing will grow.

[-] UnRelatedBurner@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

Good to know, thanks!

this post was submitted on 22 Feb 2024
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