The soil detective

[kimeros]

 I performed the following test* on about 2 teaspoons of slightly damp soil to find out what sort of soil we have.

1. Begin by forming a ball, if it stays together, then proceed to the next shape. If it does not form a ball, then you have a sandy soil.
2. If you can flatten the ball without it breaking up, then you have a silty sand or a loamy sand.
3. If you

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[bekitty]

I tried the soil test. It appears that we have clay soil here. Which is unsurprising, since there is a large wheelbarrow just outside the front door that is full of clay. :)