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How to Manage Loam Soil

By @Mborogarden Loamy soil is the gold standard. It mixes sand, silt, and clay in a way that combines their best qualities, but it...

Manage and Improve Clay Soil

By @Mborogarden Clay soil is very sticky, clumps together when wet, and takes a red hue. Clay can be nutritious, but its tendency to...

Manage and Improve Silt Soil

By @MboroGarden Silty soil looks gray and soapy. It's similar to clay and forms from sediment of watersheds. Silt sediment collects at...

Manage and Improve Sand Soil

By @Mborogarden Sand feels gritty and drains well, but it lacks the nutrition plants need. Sand warms fast, but nutrients tend to wash...

Manage and Improve Peat Soil

By @MboroGarden Peat feels spongey, damp, and looks dark brown. Peat retains water well but lacks the nutrition of compost. Very acidic...

Manage and Improve Chalk Soil

By @MboroGarden Pinpoint chalky soil by its larger, rocky pieces and its tendency to drain well, like sand. Like some places in East...