Soil That Can Toil

There are 12 soil orders in the world...And here they are!!!!!

A prominent soil type characteristic of Georgia is Ultisols. Ultisols are defined by the Soil Orders website as strongly leached soils with a subsurface zone of clay accumulation and less than 35% base saturation. Ultisols are found primarily in humid areas and are commonly known as red clay soils.

Here is a soil map of Georgia, indicating the variety of soils found in Georgia:

One of the ways we examine and analyze soil is by looking at soil color and this is done by use of the Munsell Soil Color Chart and we also use the soil texture dichotomous key, which can be seen below: