Understanding Soil Types: Clay, Silt and Sand

2.5 Soil Types

Soil type is determined by the dominating size of the particles within the soil. These particles have come about via the weathering of the parent bedrock. There are three main soil types, and most garden soils are a combination of these types. That is, it is rare that a soil is pure clay, sand or silt.

Clay

Clay soils are distinguished by th…