Before digging up soil for a pH test, I read the definitions for three different types of soil.
- Sandy soil: A light, coarse soil with crumbling debris
- Loam soil: A medium soil with a blend of sand and fine clay particles
- Clay soil: A heavy, clinging, impermeable soil made of very fine particles
I held a handful and went back and forth between these definitions. Because there were crumbling clods of dark soil, clumps of sand, I settled on sandy soil. The soil did not have fine particles, but did have some clay.