Soil can be friend or foe to your lawn, either encouraging or hampering grass health. You can do everything right at the surface—watering, mowing, fertilizing—but the soil underneath could be thwarting your efforts. Fall is a good time to learn more about your yard’s soil and how it may be affecting your lawn’s health.

You need not be a pedologist to know what type of soil is found in your area. You can find that out by resorting to any one of the two tests discussed here.

Use this soil types chart to learn how to garden in different types of soil depending on your region. Amend soils for better gardens.

A good resource on soil types.

Ever wonder what the earth is made of? Help your little scientist to examine the different types of soil particles with this worksheet.

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Most Important Diagrams in Class 8 to practice for CBSE Class 8 Science Exam 2024. Simple Soil Profile Diagram Class 8 NCERT with Labels Easy Colour Drawing and Explanation. Soil Profile Diagram For Class 8 With Labels

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 Science chapter Soil.Pdf download for solutions is also available.

If you are unaware of Soil Taxonomy I first recommend you read a quick tip I wrote on soil horizons here, then come back and finish this tip/article. Soil horizons are in depth information, but a fair warning here, soil taxonomy goes …

Believe it or not, there are a lot of interesting facts about healthy soil. These informative graphics provide a glimpse of just some of those secrets.