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► Know your Soil Type ◄

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  Soil is the combination of 3 main weathered rock particles sand, silt, and clay. How much these three particles are combined that defines soil’s type , how it feels to the touch, how it holds water . There are 6 different soil types that growers usually work with. The soil types are Sandy ,silty , clay , peaty , saline , loam soil .   Sandy type soil :-   Sandy soil has largest particles as compared to other soil types. The soil is dry and gritty in touch. In soil there is huge spaces between particles that can’t hold water. Water drains quickly, straight through to places where the roots, particularly those of seedlings, cannot reach. Plants don’t have a chance of using the nutrients in sandy soil because of water runoff.   Silty type soil :- Silty oil has smaller particles than sandy soil, the soil is smooth in touch . Silty soil retains water longer, but it can’t hold on to as much nutrients as you’d want it to though it’s fairl