Māori gardeners sometimes modified soil called plaggen soil
Rights: Bruce McFadgen Published 30 June 2015 Size: 47 KB Referencing Hub media

Māori gardeners sometimes added sand and gravel to soil to improve its drainage, making the soil ideal for kūmara. The modified soil is known as a plaggen soil.

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    When Māori arrived in Aotearoa/New Zealand in the late 13th century, they found a land quite different to the Polynesia from which they had travelled. The cooler climate meant that some of the ...

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