Dealing with soil

Soil is the life support system for plants. It provides anchorage for roots, holds water and nutrients. Determining the type of soil in your garden is the key to successful gardening. This plays a critical role in your choice of plants without having to modify your soil composition. Scanning plants in your area will also give you an indication of the type of plants that will thrive. Visit your nearest nature reserve, garden centre or nursery to get a list of plants that occur naturally in your area as these use our natural resources optimally. A soil type will have three primary elements namely, sand, loam and clay soil. So your soil will be a combination of these three elements of soil in different quantities and hummus that provide plants with nutrients.