Why is the sandy soil not good for growing crops? Where is sandy soil found?
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Sand has disadvantages as a growth medium, like the inability to retain water and nutrients. ... A natural sand that has some silt and a little organic matter is best for growing plants. This type of soil is called either a sandy loam or a loamy sand, depending on the percentage of silt and sand.
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Sandy soil has a lot of sand in it and very little silt and clay. it is found, for example, in deserts. it can hold air but cannot. hold much water as water drains quickly through large spaces between the sand particles
Sand has the largest size particles , which can easily be seen (diameter greater than 0.2 mm). They are coarse to touch. In addition to this topsoil also has some small stones called gravel
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