How to Determine Soil Type by Hand - The Ribbon Test

Determine your soil type by hand. Learn how to evaluate soil texture quickly in the field with this simple 5 minute test. I show you step by step how to classify your soil with my simple matrix. This is a great test to quickly determine if you have sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It can be a great test to perform prior to selecting a location for a garden, as you will learn what soil you will be working with before you build. It can also be utilized to compare different sites within a yard or acreage. For quick reference material in the field on this test: https://growitbuildit.com/testing-soi... ======UPDATE======= Interested in seeing an app that can help you manage your garden & soil building/composting? We've developed an App to do just that - it is an AI powered complete package for vegetable gardening, soil building, disease/pest diagnosis, planting/harvesting reminder...totally customized to you. You can upload photos for advice, diagnosis, chat with it. - https://studio.com/joseph-foster/gard... ================= For some other useful soil tests..... pH meter - it works well for quickly evaluating a sites suitability from a pH standpoint - https://amzn.to/2Mvo8g5 (affiliate link) Test if you have well drained soil https://growitbuildit.com/garden-soil... Test proportion of clay, silt, sand https://growitbuildit.com/mason-jar-s... How to make a basic, simple, and effective compost pile https://growitbuildit.com/how-to-make... See our collection of videos on how to improve your garden -    • How to Determine Soil Type by Hand - The R...   BECOME A PATRON:   / growitbuildit   JOIN OUR EMAIL NEWSLETTER: https://sendfox.com/growitbuildit