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Soil
Garden soil, one page each: soil types, pH, compost, potting mix, topsoil and testing. How to tell what you have, what grows well in it, and how to improve it.
Soil types
What your soil is made of: clay, sand, loam, peat or silt.
Compost, mixes and testing
What to fill beds and pots with, and how to check your soil.
pH and salt
Acid, alkaline and salty soils, and how to test.
Structure and drainage
Hard, packed or waterlogged ground.
