Shrubland landscape on the Pichu Pichu volcano (Arequipa, Peru). First centimeters of loamy sand soil sampled on the Pichu Pichu volcano (Arequipa, Peru).

Loamy soil - often seen as the ultimate garden ... peaty soil can be soaking in winter and dry during most of the summer. Sandy soil - feels rough and gritty when handled and will not form ...

Fine textured soils (clays, sandy clays and silty clays) have moderate PAW because their pore size distribution consists mainly of micropores. Loamy textured soils (loams, sandy loams, silt loams ...