CLASSIFICATION POSTIVE CHARACTERISTICS NEGATIVE

CHARACTERISTICS
- Clay soil is typically
very high in nutrient - Poor drainage in the soil.
reserves, reducing
- Tends to compact and
the need for become cloddy when it is
fertilization because tilled, walked on, or
clay retains water. when it is wet.
Clay soil - Clay soil that becomes
too compacted can take
a long time to restore a
good soil structure

- Loam soils generally

contain more - It is more likely to erode
nutrients, moisture because loam soils have
and humus than high amounts of silts and
sandy soils. fine sand and they have
- Have better drainage moderate to low
and infiltration of permeability.
Loam soil - While water is retained
water and air than
silty soils. easily in loam soils, it
- Easier to till than clay does not enter into it
soils. easily to increase bulk
and density. As a result,
the particles in loam soils
have a tendency to
detach.

- It has the ability to

- Sand soil quickly dries
warm up quickly in
out.
spring, allowing for
- Sandy soils not suitable
an earlier planting
for plants requiring moist
date if weather
soil conditions, unless it
permits.
is first amended with a
material to help retain
Sandy soil - Sandy soil is an acidic soil
moisture.
type which many plants
prefer.
 - Silty Soil is considered
to be among the most
fertile of soils.

- It holds a lot of water

but slightly larger
particles make it a
Silty soil
little better at
draining than clay.