Soil, compost, mulch: What’s the difference?

Daphne Richards breaks down the difference in soil, compost and mulch. Plus, your soil type matters when selecting plants, due to the water holding capacity that sand, silt, and clay offer. Well-draining soil, required by many plants that are considered low-water-use, will have a lower percentage of clay, or might even be “rocky,” depending on where you live, while soil that has poor drainage usually contains a lot of clay. Due to its nature, clay has a much higher water-holding capacity than sand. If you’ve ever heard that a particular plant doesn’t like “wet feet,” that’s your directive that you shouldn’t plant it in your yard if your soil has a lot of clay.
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Thanks Daphne!

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Thank you