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Soil Texture: From Sand To Clay
... textured, and silty soils intermediate in texture. "Loam" is another soil texture classification. A loam soil contains considerable amounts of sand, ... used in describing soil types, e.g., sandy loam or clay loam soils. You can roughly estimate the approximate amount ... Testing Laboratory includes a manual estimate of soil texture as part of its garden soil test. Horticultural Characteristics of Soils ...
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Starting Seeds Indoors: Part 2
... be used for seeding, a more usual soil-less mixture consists of 1 part peat moss and 1 part vermiculite or perlite. A mixture may also be made up of 1/3 ... . Seedlings are usually transplanted into commercially available potting soil, which consists of some combination of loam, peatmoss, perlite and vermiculite. Such mixtures are usually labeled "sterilized" or "pasteurized," indicating that they ...
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Starting Seeds Indoors: Part 4
... are usually transplanted into commercially available, sterilized potting soil, which consists of some combination of loam, peatmoss, perlite, and vermiculite. Transplant the seedlings into the potting soil, taking care not to ... protection for the first few weeks. This was the final article in Sara's 4-part series on starting seeds indoors. Williams is a specialist in horticulture with the Extension ...
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Carrots (Part 2)
... Carrots (Part 2) Carrots (Part 2) GardenLine | Vegetables | Carrots (Part 2) Brian Baldwin Last week's article listed carrot cultivars which performed well when tested ... can be caused by hard clay soil, excessive nitrogen, or crowding in the row. Sandy loam is the ideal soil for carrots, but a heavier clay soil will also yield nearly ...
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