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Though it has a singular name, soil
isn’t a singular thing. It’s a combination
of materials, and the percentage of these in
relation to each other can have a big impact on
how your garden functions. But how do you figure
out what kind of soil you have? Chris Bond explains.
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sk any gardener what kind of soil they have, and likely they
will say “clay,” “sand,” or, in some cases, “dirt,” “junk,” or
other words not fit to print here. The reality, though, is that soil is a
combination of mineral material, organic matter, air, and water.
The differences in soils lay in what percentage there is of each of those.
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