No matter the origin, once these materials become soil, we classify them based on particle size. The largest particles are sand, the smallest (or finest) are clay, and silt falls somewhere in between.

Loam soil is a mineral mixture of clay, sand, and silt. In the right proportions, loam is the ideal medium for growing plants. Its mineral content makes up less than half of the soil, while the ...

Just like all plants, birch trees need to have specific conditions before they will flourish. This is the best type of soil to grow your birches in.

Orland Park, the favored site for a forest preserve ”Living Farm” project, could lose that title if soil samples taken by competing Country Club Hills are confirmed, a Cook County commi… ...

Legacy Taste of the Garden and the People’s Cooperative Market hosted their second annual Bloomington Black Loam Conference. Many farmers came together to share information, resources, and their ...