The ideal soil is not one that is predominantly sand, silt, or clay, but one that has all these particles in amounts that let each express itself. The result is a range of pore sizes, some to hold ...

By now, you probably know what kind of soil you have out there in your “back 40.” If planting that rose bush brought up wads of gummy goo, you know to call it clay.

What soil scientists call sandy loam is less than 20% clay. So you’d have to replace a huge amount of your clay soil with sand to turn it into sandy loam. It’s not practical.

Plant your own sandy garden, perfect for the Jersey Shore. Published: ; May. 29, 2010, 2:25 p.m.

A mysterious white sand fell on Martinez. Now residents fear their soil is unsafe. Three months after a refinery accident showered the city in toxic dust, county warns residents about eating from ...

Soil is the basis of all good gardening. Gardeners who are blessed with good soil can skip this step. For the rest of us, start digging. Never learn to live with a problem soil! Work each year to ...

But the dahlias in the sandy soil did great. So, before I did any research into it, I bought 3 yards of sand, 1 yard of compost, and about 2 yards of peat moss.

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 ...

Wheeled rovers have trouble crossing the soft soil that covers large swaths of lunar and Martian terrain. NASA’s Spirit rover, for example, met its end after getting stuck in a sand trap on Mars ...

More than 80 per cent of the soil in the UAE is sandy. ... The main stage on the beach displays soil cartoons and movies, where families can relax on the beanbags and watch.

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 Cassidy, a ...