What Soil Is the Best For You?
Soils come in massive variations so sometimes it’s hard to know which soil is the best for your plants or vegetables. In this article, we will be going through different types of soils so your greenery can thrive. So, what soil is the best for you?
What Soil Is The Best For You?
Clay
Clay soils tend to consist of over 25% clay and therefore are heavy so cannot drain as well as others can. If you have noticed that water pools on your land rather than filtering into the soil; there is a high possibility that you have clay soil.
This type of earth can contain many more nutrients than others but is not the best for growing plants as it makes it tough for the roots to grow.
Sandy
Sandy soil is composed of mostly sand particles and odd parts of clay. Unfortunately, they dry out very quickly in the summer and tend to be low in plant nutrients but there are certain flowers that thrive in this earth due to it’s acidic PH and dryness. Examples of these would be, Lavender, Adam’s needle, Butterfly Weed and Rose of Sharon!
Silt
Silt soils have many different particles which are fertile and can drain well. In comparison to sandy soils, silt can hold more moisture, but it can also be easily compact like clay! Most vegetable and fruit crops thrive in this type of soil alongside yellow iris and Japanese iris.
If you’re struggling to know which soil you have or want to know in more depth about what nutrients are in your soil then contact us today and we can conduct a soil analysis test to discover all the characteristics of your earth.