I suppose it depends on a lot of factors, but just as a rule of thumb, at what range would the soil be fertile enough to support crops - more like 500 yards or more like a mile or two?
2007-10-11 04:50:16 · 10 answers · asked by Skidoo 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
The Dutch, and many other societies, proved a long time ago that the sea bed is very fertile and can be used for farm land by building dikes and draining the sea water. Cattle ranchers along the Gulf coast of Texas let their cattle graze on the grasses that grow along the coast because they say the salt improves the flavour of the beef.
2007-10-11 07:36:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 3/4" apart but I see a huge spanner the works here, I know you only have a small allotment and therefore could only accommodate 3.5 seahorses. An average giraffe needs to consume 12 seahorses a day to survive, I have to stress I see this particular project if yours failing much like the commercially farmed sloths idea to be used as insulation.
2016-05-21 22:02:40 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depend in what kind of crop you are planning to plant.
Some crops will do very well near the sea, other wouldn't. So you must know first what would you like.
2007-10-11 04:58:22 · answer #3 · answered by ogloriad 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the soil no matter where you are, but I wouldn't want to be too close because the tide might wash my crops away!
2007-10-11 04:54:09 · answer #4 · answered by myself 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just passed the high tide mark. Nearly all soil is fertile as long as it gets fresh water. Good luck.
2007-10-11 04:53:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Near my house the farmer grows crops right up to the edge of the cliff.
2007-10-11 04:57:13 · answer #6 · answered by mad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i live right next to the sea and there are lots of crops just less than 500m away
2007-10-11 06:21:54 · answer #7 · answered by ♥jazzy♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where the sand bank ends and turns to soil.
2007-10-11 04:53:16 · answer #8 · answered by rookie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can farm right up to the shore
20 yards from high water can be good grazing.
For arable perhaps 100 yards
2007-10-12 08:47:10 · answer #9 · answered by rosie recipe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
at any distance where the salt water is not and has not been for a hundred years, on the land you wish to farm.
2007-10-11 05:12:35 · answer #10 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋