“Barangay Lalawigan has the biggest area for “Bogko” soil to series which is best for Camote production, fruit trees and Cacao. Other areas are in Balud, Baras, Songco, Sabang South, Lipgutan, Campesao and the poblacion barangays.”
This was the information shared by Mr. Salvador “Buddy” Fabula, Team leader of the Survey Team, sent here by the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) Soil Survey Division to conduct the scientific study of the City’s types of soils.
Fabula said, their action was a result of City Mayor Dayan Agda’s request with BSWM, in 2019 yet, prior to his first assumption to office, in order to find out what steps are best to take for the “Dukwag Agrikultura Program” being one of his campaign promise.
Being a Boronganon, Fabula said he outrightly facilitated the team’s official travel to his hometown in order to hunt dutifully, dig and collect soil samples from all over Borongan.
Meanwhile, Brgy. Surok has the widest land area where found the “Bigaa” series, which is good for Palay plantation. However, “Bigaa” has water tables, a few centimeters under with clay loam to clay which easily collects water, thus the need for drainage in order to mitigate flooding that usually lasts from two to three days, and “Pilapil” too, to lessen the fertilizer drain, it was learned.
Other barangays with Bigaa soils are Bugas, Sta Fe, Tamoso, Tacyang, Balacdas, San Pablo, Cagbonga, Abayobay, San Gabriel, San Jose, Bato, Can-Abington, Cabong and Lalawigan.
Another soil type is “Bungliw”, or those found along river banks with Nipa and Mangroves which is not good for any Agri-crop but best for fishponds for shrimps and mud crab. This soil is common in Bugas, Canjaway, Sta. Fe, Tacyang, Tamoso, Pta. Maria, Tabunan, Maypangdan, Baybay, San Pablo, Bato and Can-a bong. (To be continued) | via Alicia Nicart
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