Ideal soil for growing plants

To be successful in the plant growing, vegetables and vegetables in our garden it is important that we know and improve the soil.

It is for this reason that today we bring you the ideal characteristics that the soil should have for the cultivation of our plants.

• Deep: to improve the deep soil, perhaps due to the appearance of a very hard rock that is difficult to cross or simply due to a compact clayey layer, we must add topsoil to improve the soil. I recommend that in addition to adding the soil, you work deeply to break up the waterproof layer.
• Crumb structure: to improve the crumb structure, I recommend that you add organic matter. Similarly, in very clay soils it is advisable to add river sand.
• Capacity to retain water: remember that sandy soils are dry and have little capacity to retain water, so we must water the plants we plant there a lot. The opposite happens with clay soils that can store too much water. To improve the sandy soils, try to add more or less 100 kilos of organic matter for every 100 square meters of peat. For sandy soils try to water less but more times during the day and week.
•  Adequate drainage: Keep in mind that clay soils as they store more water have a tendency to puddle so the roots can rot. In this way, to improve bad drainage, I recommend that you install drainage pipes, add organic matter to the soil, or choose species that better resist these types of soil conditions.