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= Soil =
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== Types ==
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=== Clay ===
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* must be drained correctly
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* wheat
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* oak trees
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* field beans
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* potatoes
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* Referred to as "strong land"
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This soil can easily liquefy due to alkalinity, and become useless for farming.
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When more clumped, plants penetrate it well. Acidity and working while wet
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causes it to puddle. It must be worked when humidity is exactly correct
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=== Loam ===
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Intermediate between clay and sand. Medium loam is the most ideal soil
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=== Sand ===
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* light soil
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* well drained
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* deficient in potash/phosphates
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* early soil, produces early in the year
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* dry fast
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=== Peat ===
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* Manure soils
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* made when rotting plant matter does not rot away underwater and instead
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stays, creating the best soil possible
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== Also see ==
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* [[humus]]
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