Testing Soil Texture by Hand – The Soil Ribbon Test
The soil ribbon test is a fast way to remotely assess soil type in the field. By knowing the ribbon length and texture, we can approximate if the soil is clay, sandy, or loamy – and how it will drain and hold nutrients. This test only requires some soil, water, and a tape measure to perform.
Soil texture can be estimated by hand, using the ribboning technique, but it takes practice to produce a consistent result. Carry out this ribbon test on a sample from each layer identified in the soil profile. Take a small handful of soil. Add enough water to make a ball. If you can’t make a ball, the soil is very sandy.
The ribbon test is used to estimate soil texture and the amount of clay in a soil (Figure 3). Procedure: Place a small handful of soil in your palm. If it is dry add water drop wise until it is like modeling clay. Roll the clay into a cigar shape with about a 1/2-3/4 inch diameter.
First Step: Does moist soil stay in a ball? If not, the soil is considered a “sand”. Second Step: Does moist soil form a ribbon and if so, how long is it? Third Step: Does excessively wet soil feel gritty, smooth, or somewhere in between? Ball? Ribbon? 2”
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Soil Texture testing is easy and worth the effort even though you can't change your soil texture without risking turning it into cement. But you can learn about and understand it. These two simple methods show you how.
form a ribbon. If you can form a ribbon, measure how long the ribbon is before it falls apart. Step 3: After completing the ribbon test, add water to a pinch of soil in the palm of your hand until you have a muddy puddle. Rub the mud puddle against your palm and determine if it feels gritty, smooth, or equally gritty and smooth.
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