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Clay Soil - The heaviest soil classification, composed of closely packed particles that allow less water and air movement through the soil. Clay soils cool slowly, warm slowly, and can hold large volumes of nutrients. Cleft Grafting ...
There are many different soil classifications, including well-drained, sandy, clay, acidic, light and heavy. For example, a light soil has a lower clay content than a heavy soil. Light soils tend to drain better and become drier faster.
Soil orders- The 10 soil orders used by the Soil Conservation Service of the USDA in their basic system of soil classification are: Alfisol, Aridisol, Entisol, Histosol, Inceptisol, Mollisol, Oxisol, Spodosol, Ultisol, and Vertisol.
 
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