CHARACTERISTICS
| SAND | CLAY | SILT |
| GOOD DRAINAGE |
BAD DRAINAGE |
FERTILE |
| PRONE TO EROSION |
ORGANIC MATTER PRESENT |
PRONE TO WATER LOGGING |
| GRITTY TEXTURE |
MODERATE IN NUTRIENTS |
DOES NOT MOVE OR EXPAND AS CLAY DOES |
| LOW IN NUTRIENTS |
COMPACTS EASILY |
|
| INFERTILE |
RETAINS WATER |
|
| MORE ACIDIC |
PRONE TO MOVEMENT |
|
| LESS EARTHWORM ACTIVITY |
SLGHTLY ACIDIC-ALKALINE |
|
| BETTER AERATION |
COLD SOIL |
|
| POOR ROOT ANCHORAGE |
|
|
| USES UP ORGANIC MATTER |
|
|
TYPES OF SOIL:
- Sand
- Loamy sand
- Sandy loam
- Sandy silt loam
- Silt loam
- Clay loam
- Sandy clam loam
- Silty clay loam
- Clay
- Sandy clay
- Silty clay
HOW TO FIND OUT THE TYPE OF SOIL YOU HAVE:
Take approximately one dessert spoon of soil. If dry, make wet and gradually knead thoroughly between finger and thumb until the aggregates are broken down. Enough moisture should be added to hold the soil together and for the soil to exhibit its maximum cohesion.
|
