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silt
top soil
Silt is the only soil separate that feels like flour, so "b" is the sample highest in silt. Stickiness is a property of clay, as is high plasticity. Grittiness is a term used to describe sandy soils.
Soil texture refers to what the soil feels like and why.
it depends on the soil, silt tends to be the roughest. clay is more of a under soil (between bedrock and topsoil.) Sand would have to be the smoothest because it likes to level itself out as much as possible do to erosion. Like I said earlier clay likes to hide under another soil (most commonly under sand where I'm from!)
clay
silt
peat soil feels smushy like clay but its not.
top soil
Silt is the only soil separate that feels like flour, so "b" is the sample highest in silt. Stickiness is a property of clay, as is high plasticity. Grittiness is a term used to describe sandy soils.
Soil texture refers to what the soil feels like and why.
it depends on the soil, silt tends to be the roughest. clay is more of a under soil (between bedrock and topsoil.) Sand would have to be the smoothest because it likes to level itself out as much as possible do to erosion. Like I said earlier clay likes to hide under another soil (most commonly under sand where I'm from!)
Soil texture refers to what the soil feels like and why.
potting soil feels rich and soft
it feels rough and dry and very light and very loose
Feels to be hard when dry
Wet dirt