WHAT ARE THE USES OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOIL?

Soil makes life possible. Our health depends on its health. The nutritional content of fruits and vegetables is created by the nutrient content of topsoil. There are more than 20,000 types of soil identified in the United States, but topsoil is the most productive soil layer. Home gardeners can improve topsoil and grow more nutritious food through understanding three common types of topsoil and how to use them.

1. Sandy Soil

   • Coarse, sandy soil dries out rapidly and does not retain water. It is difficult to maintain nutrient fertility for crops in sandy soil. Plant roots do not have mineral particles to hold onto. Sandy soil falls rapidly from the hand when picked up and is often found near former riverbeds and below canyons. It is made more useful for agriculture and home gardens with the addition of organic matter such as compost. Compost contains the decaying and decomposed plant and animal life that gives sandy soil structure, texture and nutrients.

   Clay Soil

   • Clay soil is useful in the garden because it has high mineral content, but it is also difficult to work with and retains excess moisture. Clay soil has few pores containing oxygen, so plant roots do not grow and develop well. Clay soil is often yellow or dark brown and sticky when wet and gray when dry. Cracked soil crust is clay. Clay soil is useful as adobe brick building material but not useful as garden soil. Clay soil structure is improved by the addition of mature compost.

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   Garden Loam

   • Garden loam is soil that is the most useful for growing fruits and vegetables. It holds its shape when squeezed but does not form into a tight ball like clay soil. Three to 8 percent organic matter content in soil supports the nutritional needs of plants. Plants need 17 nutrients to grow well, including magnesium, copper, iron, manganese, zinc, boron, molybdenum and chlorine. Synthetic soil amendments feed chemical nutrients directly to plants but do not enhance the biological life of the soil to continue producing nutrients. Adding compost regularly to garden loam increases its fertility and usefulness in growing food.

 

 

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SOIL IS VERY IMORTANT TO US FOR INDUSTRATION ETC.

BUT AS YOU ARE ASKING ABOUT DIFFRENT TYPES OF SOIL THEN SEE

1)SANDY SOIL AND LOAMY SOIL BOTH ARE GOOD AT DRAINING WATER SO THIS TYPES OF SOIL IS GOOD FOR COTTON AND PADDY CROPS.

2)CLAYEY SOIL IS GOOD AT RETAINING WATER SO THIS SOIL IS GOOD FOR WHEAT AND GRAMS.

SOIL IS VERY IMORTANT TO US FOR INDUSTRATION ETC.

BUT AS YOU ARE ASKING ABOUT DIFFRENT TYPES OF SOIL THEN SEE

1)SANDY SOIL AND LOAMY SOIL BOTH ARE GOOD AT DRAINING WATER SO THIS TYPES OF SOIL IS GOOD FOR COTTON AND PADDY CROPS.

2)CLAYEY SOIL IS GOOD AT RETAINING WATER SO THIS SOIL IS GOOD FOR WHEAT AND GRAMS.

Soil makes life possible. Our health depends on its health. The nutritional content of fruits and vegetables is created by the nutrient content of topsoil. There are more than 20,000 types of soil identified in the United States, but topsoil is the most productive soil layer. Home gardeners can improve topsoil and grow more nutritious food through understanding three common types of topsoil and how to use them.

1. Sandy Soil

   • Coarse, sandy soil dries out rapidly and does not retain water. It is difficult to maintain nutrient fertility for crops in sandy soil. Plant roots do not have mineral particles to hold onto. Sandy soil falls rapidly from the hand when picked up and is often found near former riverbeds and below canyons. It is made more useful for agriculture and home gardens with the addition of organic matter such as compost. Compost contains the decaying and decomposed plant and animal life that gives sandy soil structure, texture and nutrients.

   Clay Soil

   • Clay soil is useful in the garden because it has high mineral content, but it is also difficult to work with and retains excess moisture. Clay soil has few pores containing oxygen, so plant roots do not grow and develop well. Clay soil is often yellow or dark brown and sticky when wet and gray when dry. Cracked soil crust is clay. Clay soil is useful as adobe brick building material but not useful as garden soil. Clay soil structure is improved by the addition of mature compost.

   •  

   Garden Loam

   • Garden loam is soil that is the most useful for growing fruits and vegetables. It holds its shape when squeezed but does not form into a tight ball like clay soil. Three to 8 percent organic matter content in soil supports the nutritional needs of plants. Plants need 17 nutrients to grow well, including magnesium, copper, iron, manganese, zinc, boron, molybdenum and chlorine. Synthetic soil amendments feed chemical nutrients directly to plants but do not enhance the biological life of the soil to continue producing nutrients. Adding compost regularly to garden loam increases its fertility and usefulness in growing food.

      

SOIL IS VERY ESSENTIAL FOR US AS IT MAKES LIFE POSSIBLE ON EARTH .1)SANDY SOIL AND LOAMY SOIL BOTH ARE GOOD AT DRAINING WATER SO THIS TYPES OF SOIL IS GOOD FOR COTTON AND PADDY CROPS.

2)CLAYEY SOIL IS GOOD AT RETAINING WATER SO THIS SOIL IS GOOD FOR WHEAT AND GRAMS

soil is very useful for us because it makes life possible on the earth .

1. sandy soil and loamy soil both soils are good at draining water so, this soil is good for paddy crops .

2. cleyey soil - is good at retaining water so, this spoil is good for wheat and grams

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