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to avoid having to amend the soil. By using raised beds, gardeners avoid having to deal with
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931:"Best Plants for Problem Clay Soils: Annuals, Bulbs, Needled Evergreens, Ornamental Grasses"
913:"Best Plants for Problem Clay Soils: Annuals, Bulbs, Needled Evergreens, Ornamental Grasses"
895:"Best Plants for Problem Clay Soils: Annuals, Bulbs, Needled Evergreens, Ornamental Grasses"
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869:"How to improve clay soil | Oregon State University Extension Service | Gardening"
844:"How to improve clay soil | Oregon State University Extension Service | Gardening"
819:"How to improve clay soil | Oregon State University Extension Service | Gardening"
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1577:Terra rossa
1572:Terra preta
1552:Spodic soil
1472:Duplex soil
1452:Brown earth
1432:Alkali soil
1422:Rhizosphere
1417:Laimosphere
1291:(1974–1998)
1248:Inceptisols
1155:Plinthosols
1120:Kastanozems
522:Pedogenesis
435:recommends
421:HĂĽgelkultur
417:raised beds
267:Pleistocene
221:fertilizers
76:Key process
1616:Categories
1557:Stagnogley
1507:Lunar soil
1462:Dark earth
1447:Brickearth
1412:Pedosphere
1382:Soil crust
1190:Technosols
1175:Solonchaks
1095:Ferralsols
1060:Anthrosols
987:2006-05-14
981:"Ultisols"
972:2006-05-14
962:"Ultisols"
953:2008-01-04
947:"Ultisols"
879:2018-04-14
854:2018-04-14
829:2018-04-14
804:2018-04-14
799:garden.org
780:2018-04-14
775:garden.org
756:2018-04-14
751:garden.org
732:2018-04-10
712:2018-04-14
688:2018-04-14
664:2018-04-14
640:2018-04-14
616:2018-04-10
596:2018-04-10
543:References
223:, such as
219:and other
207:, such as
201:iron oxide
169:Stagnosols
163:or to the
130:calcareous
126:glaciation
118:weathering
80:weathering
1542:Quicksand
1487:Fill dirt
1427:Bulk soil
1273:Vertisols
1263:Spodosols
1253:Mollisols
1243:Histosols
1228:Aridisols
1200:Vertisols
1195:Umbrisols
1185:Stagnosol
1150:Planosols
1145:Phaeozems
1125:Leptosols
1110:Gypsisols
1100:Fluvisols
1080:Chernozem
1075:Cambisols
1070:Calcisols
1065:Arenosols
479:Suborders
394:nutrients
321:flooding.
240:kaolinite
233:Mollisols
213:potassium
205:nutrients
177:Umbrisols
173:Planosols
27:Soil type
1622:Pedology
1527:Paleosol
1442:Blue goo
1397:Gypcrust
1268:Ultisols
1238:Gelisols
1233:Entisols
1223:Andisols
1218:Alfisols
1180:Solonetz
1170:Retisols
1165:Regosols
1140:Nitisols
1135:Luvisols
1130:Lixisols
1115:Histosol
1105:Gleysols
1090:Durisols
1085:Cryosols
1055:Andosols
1045:Acrisols
537:Red Soil
516:See also
450:Camassia
437:tickweed
379:Piedmont
306:Piedmont
290:Tertiary
286:Mesozoic
229:Alfisols
165:Nitisols
161:Retisols
153:Acrisols
90:tropical
18:Ultisols
1477:Eluvium
1437:Bay mud
1402:Caliche
1392:Hardpan
1387:Claypan
1377:Subsoil
1372:Topsoil
1258:Oxisols
1160:Podzols
1050:Alisols
1038:(1998–)
509:Xerults
503:Ustults
491:Humults
485:Aquults
390:compost
384:Adding
282:Miocene
246:and no
209:calcium
157:Alisols
147:In the
106:Ultisol
98:oceanic
86:Climate
66:Used in
44:Ultisol
1587:Yedoma
1522:Muskeg
497:Udults
471:, and
386:manure
263:fossil
193:acidic
1567:Takir
1502:Loess
934:(PDF)
916:(PDF)
898:(PDF)
561:(PDF)
410:humus
365:Mulch
1532:Peat
1367:Loam
1362:Clay
1357:Silt
1352:Sand
388:and
355:lime
288:and
217:lime
211:and
155:and
138:base
124:via
34:and
1517:Mud
419:or
231:or
171:or
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465:,
461:,
457:,
453:,
447:,
443:,
439:,
351:pH
197:pH
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92:,
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1004:v
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