Vocabulary
Clay Soil

water logging

organic fertilizers

sedimentary deposits

Clay is a kind of material that occurs naturally and consists of very fine grained material with very small air spaces, that is the reason it is difficult to work with since the drainage in this soil is low, most of the time there is a chance of water logging and harm to the roots of the plant. Clay soil becomes very heavy when wet and if cultivation has to be done, organic fertilizers have to be added.

Clay soil is formed after years of rock disintegration and weathering. It is also formed as sedimentary deposits after the rock is weathered, eroded and transported.

 
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