Water storage and redistribution are a function of soil pore space and pore-size distribution, which are governed by texture and structure (Childs 1940). Generally speaking, clay-rich soils have ...

Your landscape's soil composition greatly affects the success of your plants and gardens. Shari Petrucci from the Western Mass Master Gardener Association showed us how to test our soil texture.

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Understanding the texture of your garden soil is crucial for successful planting and gardening. Soil texture affects water retention, drainage, aeration, and nutrient ...

“The texture of a soil is its proportion of sand, silt and clay,” said James Cassidy, a soils instructor at Oregon State University. “Texture determines all kinds of things like drainage, ...

Soil fungi may help explain the global gradient in forest diversity by University of Maryland Baltimore County Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain ...