Soil Texture

• Three categories of soil particles - sand, silt and clay are established based on their particle size.
• Clay particles are the smallest ( <0.002 mm), while sand particles are the largest (0.05- 2.00 mm).
• Soil texture depends on the proportion of sand, silt and clay.
• There are 12 classes of soil texture.
• If most particles are large and coarse the soil is called Sand.
• Silt is dominated by medium-sized particles and feels like flour.
• Small-sized soil particles primarily make up a Clay soil.