Dig beneath the top layer of organic matter down to the ... if the soil feels gritty in the palm of your hand, you have sandy soil. The remainder is the silt content. When people rave about ...

Significant problems are showing up on medium-textured soils, such as silt loam--a texture ... This makes it more difficult to prepare a deep, well-shattered layer that forms an ideal seed bed, and ...

the authorities of Sriramsagar Project in Nizamabad district have allowed farmers to take the top-layer black soil silt, which is generally available up to 3-feet deep on the reservoir surface ...