Easy tool for characterizing your soils

Is it a sandy loam? Or a loamy sand?

Managing your soils to deal with drainage problems, to diagnose the underlying cause of poor performing areas, or to understand nutrient and water holding behaviors starts with knowing how your soils are classified. A handy online tool, the NRCS' (the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service) Soil texture calculator can give you this information in less than a minute. All you need is a recent particle size or hydrometer report from the…