Soils
This page is intended to provide information about soils. As the basics are covered extensively in other gardening publications, the aim here will be to concentrate on information from Qld, covering issues relevant to Qld, or other potentially useful information that may be hard to find otherwise.
Note that commercial products, regulations, plants and soil types vary from place to place, so some information in links may not apply where you live. More about plant nutrition and fertilisers here: Plant nutrition
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General
Soil biology basics factsheets on a variety of topics available from this page. NSW department of Primary Industries
Queensland Soil Types
Look for regional gardening and environmental groups (who might be able to supply information on local soils) on the Regional pages.
Does gypsum improve clay soils?
There's a widespread belief, even amongst horticulture professionals, that gypsum can improve the structure of every clay soil. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Check out the following links:
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Manufacturers and distributors of soil conditioners and amendments available in Qld are invited to advertise on this page. For example: composts including treated wastes, wetting agents, pH adjustment, water storage additives (granules, gels), additives for drainage and porosity, flocculation agents. More information about advertising.
