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 ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - It's a simple equation: If you want to grow better plants, you first need to understand the soil. "The texture of a soil is its proportion of sand, silt and clay," said James ...

Each year at the National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest, students gather to classify soils based on their color, texture, and structure.The team whose analyses most closely match those of ...

Because of their drought-resistant nature, succulents require different ratios of organic to mineral matter in their soil composition. Learn about the best soil for succulents.

Figure 1 | Soil-water thresholds of transpiration limitation depend on soil texture. a, At a critical threshold of soil moisture (θ crit), plants reduce transpiration (T). These thresholds depend ...

“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, ...