Clay soils and loamy, features

Clay soils and frank features. When plants grow too need to consider soil characteristics that we have. In this article we explain how we are so basic, sandy soils and the Franks.

Sandy soils are those which are mostly formed by mineral particles larger, measuring between 0.01 and 0.1 millimeters in diameter.

To determine whether a soil is of this type, you can apply the method of the cylinder home ground, consisting of amass land with a little water, modeling a cylinder 3 mm in diameter and 10 centimeters in length. If the soil cracks so that you can not work, the soil is very sandy.

If not crack, we again take the cylinder ground and try to form a circle with him, joining its two ends, in this case, cracks and this is a sandy loam soil is between 40 and 65% of sand. If not crack, we take again the cylinder of 1 mm and form a circle, if cracked, the soil is loamy.

One of the characteristics of sandy soils that drain too, so you need much water intake. Accordingly, do not retain the nutrients, which must also pay them much. When selecting species to plant, we choose those that best resist moisture, such as Mediterranean plants, palms, succulents ...

A good solution is to correct the sandy soil by adding clay and peat.