Window screen sifted dry clayey soil in Houston, TX that has been fully water saturated and then allowed to drip until no water will drip out of it, will be approximately 37% water and 63% soil by weight.
1/4" screen sifted dry clayey soil in Houston, TX that has been fully water saturated and then allowed to drip until no water will drip out of it, will be approximately 31% water and 69% soil by weight.
Note: There are many different types of clay soils, so if accuracy is important to you, then you should test your clay.
Answer 1:
It has to do with porosity; which in turn has a lot to do with particle size and the way particles pack together.
In a sand, the particles are relatively large and rounded in shape.
They tend to pack together with a lot of space between them, for water to run through. The larger the particles, the greater the spaces between them (think of a container of marbles).
Clay, on the other hand, is composed of tiny particles that are platy, and they tend to stick together, making it difficult for water to pass between them (think of a pile of playing cards, all lying together).
It absorbs heat depending on how much time you leave it in the exposure of heat.
How much water will clay soil hold?
clay holds too much water therefore plants die in it use potting soil.
i don;t know that's why i'm asking you
In order for soil to increase its ability to hold water it must have a higher amount of clay present in it. The more clay present in the soil, the more water it will hold. The opposite to this is how sandy or grainy the soil is, if it is too sandy then it will not hold water very well.
The sandy soils let the water pass through but the clay soils hold the water
Soil with a high concentration of clay is able to hold water.
clay holds too much water therefore plants die in it use potting soil.
i don;t know that's why i'm asking you
Water is held between soil particles by capillary forces. Coarse sandy soils have large pores and water drains through it quickly. Clay soils have smaller pores and are able to hold more water.
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Clay
Slip is clay mixed with lost of water and is used after scoring clay to hold two pieces of clay together.
In order for soil to increase its ability to hold water it must have a higher amount of clay present in it. The more clay present in the soil, the more water it will hold. The opposite to this is how sandy or grainy the soil is, if it is too sandy then it will not hold water very well.
The sandy soils let the water pass through but the clay soils hold the water
Soil with a high concentration of clay is able to hold water.
Soil with a high concentration of clay is able to hold water.
soil with a high concentration of clay is able to hold water.
Soil with a high concentration of clay is able to hold water.