Sand Soil Class

A soil with a very high percentage of sand, with very few fine particles, makes this type of soil suitable for high specification surface, which may often be 100% sand. An example of a sand soil is one that contains the following: 88% sand, 8% silt, 4% clay. This soil class can bring problems and difficult challenges when trying to maintain them to a very high standard. Sand is prone to drying out very quickly, losing surface stability where vegetation is thin or exposed, is nutrient poor, yet does warm up very quickly in spring. Ideally a small percentage of fines, along with organic matter, are present within a sand profile to aid nutrient and moisture retention yet retaining high drainage potential.