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I heard about a sort of self-analyse could be done on this purpose, maybe you can try with google...
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Hi Carole, Gather up a cup or two of what you consider to be typical of your soil. Remove any twigs and rocks that are bigger than a BB. Moisten the soil until every particle is wet. Squeeze it all into a big mud ball. Let it set until it just begins to dry out, then try to crumble it. Generally, a sandy soil will separate almost completely. Loamy soil will come apart in small chunks. Clay soil won't crumble much at all... it stays in a lump.
You should also get a soil pH test from a nursery ($5-$10) so you have an idea of whether you have alkaline or acid soil! Many plants are far more fussy about the soil pH than about the soil tilth (texture).
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