Find and write about the different type of soil found in your area
Answers
Answer:
Soil Types
Soil is a natural resource that can be categorised into different soil types, each with distinct characteristics that provide growing benefits and limitations.
Sandy soil
Sandy Soil is light, warm, dry and tend to be acidic and low in nutrients. Sandy soils are often known as light soils due to their high proportion of sand and little clay (clay weighs more than sand).
Clay Soil
Clay Soil is a heavy soil type that benefits from high nutrients. Clay soils remain wet and cold in winter and dry out in summer.
Silt Soil
Silt Soil is a light and moisture retentive soil type with a high fertility rating.
As silt soils compromise of medium sized particles they are well drained and hold moisture well.
As the particles are fine, they can be easily compacted and are prone to washing away with rain.
By adding organic matter, the silt particles can be bound into more stable clumps.
Peat Soil
Peat soil is high in organic matter and retains a large amount of moisture.
This type of soil is very rarely found in a garden and often imported into a garden to provide an optimum soil base for planting.