Landscaping Soil

Application Areas

2. CLAY SOIL

• Clay Soil is a heavy soil type that benefits from high nutrients. Clay soils remain wet and cold in winter and dry out in summer.
• These soils are made of over 25 percent clay, and because of the spaces found between clay particles, clay soils hold a high amount of water and nutrient.
• Because these soils drain slowly and take longer to warm up in summer, combined with drying out and cracking in summer, they can often test gardeners.
• These soil is occur in humid temperature and tropical region.
• Use for agricultural ,building process ,Gardening , pottery ,medicine and beauty product

3.SILT SOIL

• Silt Soil is a light and moisture retentive soil type with a high fertility rating.
• As silt soils compromise of medium sized particles they are well drained and hold moisture well.
• As the particles are fine, they can be easily compacted and are prone to washing away with rain. By adding organic matter, the silt particles can be bound into more stable clumps.
• It occurred near river valleys.
• Use for agricultural ,building process ,Gardening

4.PEAT SOIL

• Peat soil is high in organic matter and retains a large amount of moisture.
• This type of soil is very rarely found in a garden and often imported into a garden to provide an optimum soil base for planting.
• Peaty soil is a darker soil and feels damp and spongy due to its higher levels of peat.
• is an acidic soil which slows down decomposition and leads to the soil having fewer nutrients. The soil heats up quickly during spring and can retain a lot of water which usually requires drainage.
• These soil is found in coastal areas
• It is used for plowing ,planting ,and cultivating.

5.CHALKY SOIL

• Chalk soil can be either light or heavy but always highly alkaline due to the calcium carbonate or lime within its structure.
• As these soils are alkaline they will not support the growth of ericaceous plants that require acidic soils to grow.
• If a chalky soil shows signs of visible white lumps then they can’t be acidified and gardeners should be resigned to only choose plants that prefer an alkaline soil.
• These soil is used for vegetable growing ,planting and cultivation

6.LOAMY SOIL

• Loam soil is a mixture of sand, silt and clay that are combined to avoid the negative effects of each type.
• These soils are fertile, easy to work with and provide good drainage. Depending on their predominant composition they can be either sandy or clay loam.
• As the soils are a perfect balance of soil particles, they are considered to be a gardeners best friend, but still benefit from topping up with additional organic matter.
• These soil is found in piedmont zones of western ghat.
• Use for agricultural purpose

7.BLACK COTTON SOIL

• Black cotton soils also called Regur soils are generally clayey, deep and impermeable. These soils expand and become sticky during rainy season and contract during the dry season causing deep cracks into the soil. Chemically black soils consist of lime, iron, magnesium, alumina and potash but they lack in nitrogen, phosphorus and organic matter. Because of their capacity to hold water, they are suitable for the cultivation of cotton hence called as black cotton soil. They are characterized by high shrinkage and swelling properties.
• These Black cotton soil occurs mostly in the central and western part and cover approximately 20% of the total area of india.
• It is used for plowing ,planting ,and cultivating.

8.RED SOIL

• Red soil is a type of soil that develops in a warm, temperate, moist climate under deciduous or mixed forest, having thin organic and organic-mineral layers overlying a yellowish-brown leached layer resting on an illuvium red layer. Red soils are generally derived from crystalline rock.
• It is suitable for agricultural purpose and landscaping