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Tipp City, Ohio

I read in an old ortho Fertilizer book, to fill a fairly straight jar with 2/3 water then add soil till the jar was full. Shake vigorously till it was all mixed up then watch it settle. This way you can make a rough estimate for percentages of sand, silt, and clay. Still waiting for the results. I'll post later of what I learned other than the kids had fun making mud pies in the warm weather today....Tom

1/28/2002 9:40:59 PM

Midway City, California

Tom It should also show the percentage of organic material at the top or floating

1/28/2002 10:56:38 PM

Tipp City, Ohio

It definately needs more organic mat. I figure that it will take a few years to get the soil to where I would like it to be....Tom

1/28/2002 11:16:07 PM

Tipp City, Ohio

As of right now it looks like the clay material is still in suspension. But with what has settled it looks about 15-20% sand 70-75% silt and the rest clay.

1/28/2002 11:28:05 PM