Question

plants grow better in soil than in sand

Answer 1

Sands generally have less fertility than soils with more silt and clay, and so require more fertilizers to produce healthy crops. Sands also hold less water for plants than do silts and clays. ... So sand is soil, but in somesoils, especially loams, it is easier to provide what is necessary to makeplants grow well.

Answer 2

bcozz in soil there is much integrity than sand and it holds plants together and also soil provides water, minerals as per sand can't.

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