From our first-hand experience, learn how soil amendments work and which ones are right (and wrong) for your yard and garden.

You know you have clay soil if it sticks like glue to your shoes and garden tools when wet and forms rock-hard clods when dry. You are not alone; the soil in many areas of Marin is high in clay ...

As a bonus, both the suspended clay particles and the organic matter in the aggregates will bind and release valuable mineral nutrients to your plants. The more you can improve your soil ...

Clay minerals could offer a simple, scalable solution for capturing carbon dioxide and fighting climate change.

Clay soil is widespread in most parts of the United ... Typically, this soil type consists of very fine mineral particles and not much organic material. As a result, this texture is dense and ...

Table 1: Common salts found in saline soils. Soils are naturally composed of inorganic minerals, including primary minerals (e.g., quartz, micas, or feldspars) and their weathering products, including ...

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Expanded shale also does not break down readily, meaning clay soil will remain friable many years once incorporated. Greensand is an organic fertilizer containing mineral deposits from the ocean ...

The Clay Mineralogy Society of India at Salt Lake held its 24 th annual convention and national conference held on September 22-23. The chief guest Sanjoy Kumar, vice-chancellor, Amity University, ...