However, you don’t need any special tools to identify your soil type—just your hands. Soil scientists call this the “texture by feel method” which is quite a precise description.

Instructions: Place the jar on a flat surface and let it sit undisturbed for 24 hours. During this time, the soil will separate into layers: sand at the bottom, followed by silt, and clay on top.

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There's not much you can do about plants and seeds that rotted in May's slogfest, but you can do a lot to head off future wet-soil trouble.

A question for Dan Gill: I have just built a 4-foot-by-8-foot raised garden bed. I will be using it for vegetables. What type of soil and how much do I ...

Nanoplastics in soil: how soil type and pH influence mobility. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 04 / 250409115049.htm. Waseda University.