Gardeners love loam soil because it's moist, soft and full of nutrients. Here's how to get more of it in your garden beds.

Identifying Sandy Soil Check your soil to see how it ... Identifying Silty Soil Verify your soil type with Clements' squeeze test. "Very fine soil particles with a soapy, almost water-repelling ...

CEC is the ability of soil to hold and exchange cations (positively charged nutrients). Higher CEC means better nutrient ...

I recently got a question from a reader about where to get good soil and compost. Part of her request was for “organic” soil ...

Fine textured soils (clays, sandy clays and silty clays) have moderate PAW because their pore size distribution consists mainly of micropores. Loamy textured soils (loams, sandy loams, silt loams ...

It is hard to dig at most times of the year Silty soil - is made up of fine grains ... in winter and dry during most of the summer. Sandy soil - feels rough and gritty when handled and will ...

Different soils have different properties depending on their composition. Sandy soil is pale coloured and has large particles. These create lots of small air gaps. Water drains through them easily ...