Sandy loam? Loamy soil? There are many terms to describe the ground under your feet. Here's how to determine the composition ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - It's a simple equation: If you want to grow better plants, you first need to understand the soil. "The texture of a soil is its proportion of sand, silt and clay," said James Cassidy ...

The cold months sneak in with a quiet kind of intensity—shorter days, frosty mornings, and soil that seems to freeze into concrete just when plants need protection the most. Gardeners know this ...

Have you ever watered your garden and noticed the water takes a long time to drain or percolate through the soil? You might want to investigate your soil texture. Anthony Simerlink is a University of ...

Soil texture plays a key role in belowground C storage in forest ecosystems and strongly influences nutrient availability and retention, particularly in highly weathered soils. We used field data and ...

MADISON, WI MARCH 18, 2011 – Research has documented the rise of nutrient runoff from flat agricultural fields with high rates of precipitation that adds nitrates and phosphates to waterways. These ...

ABSTRACT This study investigates the effect of soil moisture initializations and soil texture on the land surface hydrologic processes and its feedback on atmospheric fields in Taiwan. The simulations ...

A black metal shovel is partially covered by soil. - rsooll/Shutterstock I know someone who said the main reason she doesn't enjoy gardening is because she "doesn't like to get dirty." Well, friends, ...

The Favourable Geochemical Footprint Now Exceeds 8.6 km in StrikeCalgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - November 3, 2025) - ...