Wisconsin = Antigo
Well, what do you know? I looked at the very interesting soil page for my state, but (for the life of me) I don’t understand how a soil that is distributed over less than a quarter of the state can be designated the “state soil”. What do the rest of us have? Just plain dirt? Sounds political to me, but everything is political in Wisconsin these days. LOL
I have about 10 different kinds of soil just on my property, I think.
Well, there are state birds even though there are probably dozens of birds in each state. It may be political ... the state soil of Louisiana starts about an hour west of me, but the state by far has more Mississippi River delta black clay-ish soil than the red hills of Ruston. I still thought it was interesting.
For those of us in the northern tier of states, glaciation has rendered multi;ple soil types. I have 5 types on my 40 acres in Upstate NY. Glaciers dropped a multitude of rocks in their retreat, leaving us to clean up the mess. One field is almost all sand, while the next one over is full of stones and rocks. You can likely get a soil map of your county at the extension office free - at least, mine was. It will tell you about the nature of each soil type and what it’s good for - or not. the extension office is a fountain of info. It’s a good source. Also good is your land grant college. sd
I live across the road from a lake. I have heavy clay. I add a lot to my garden beds in the way of manure, peat, etc.
It’s all good. :)