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 Soil type test
- Add half a handful of soil to a large glass jar
- Fill with water
- Stir well
- Leave to settle for two hours
- Then look
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 | Sandy or gravelly soil
Most of the sandy particles sink and form a layer on the bottom, and the water looks fairly clear.
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 | Clay or silty soil
The water is cloudy with a thin layer of particles on the bottom. The tiny clay particles take ages to settle.
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 | Peaty soil
Lots of bits floating on the surface, the water is a bit cloudy and a small amount of sediment is sitting on the bottom.
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 | Chalky soil
A layer of white, gritty fragments on the bottom and the water is a pale greyish colour.
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 | Loamy soil
Fairly clear water with a layered sedimentation on the bottom - the finest particles on the top.
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