It was a barren landscape, without trees or soil, just endless sand, silt, and clay. "We had a very mineral land base, but we didn't have soil," said microbiologist Kris Nichols. As plants began ...

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When you are trying to dig a hole in your landscape, does the shovel seem to bounce off the ground? Is it clay?

the sand breaks up the clay soil. You need to add it in spring and autumn for a few years." Becky hit back saying: "Sand can be awful on clay, it turns it into concrete. I've got quite a lot of ...

the sand breaks up the clay soil. You need to add it in spring and autumn for a few years." However, Becky was quick to counter the suggestion, drawing from her own expertise: "Sand can be awful ...

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Good soil needs a balanced mix of sand, silt, clay and organic matter. “You want loamy, good-draining soil,” he said. “Dig down in my garden, and you can just run your hands through it.

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“The soil is more coral and sand; when you go to compress it in your hand, there’s no clay, so it doesn’t hold together,” he says. “The Bahamas are unique unto themselves for that.