I’m not a gardener. I love life, and life is in the soil . And soil has its own personality. Clay soil gets a bad reputation. It’s heavy, dense, and slow to drain. Around Minnesota, a lot of us are working with clay whether we like it or not. But clay isn’t bad soil. In fact, clay often holds more nutrients than sandy soils. The real challenge with clay soil isn’t fertility. It’s structure. Clay particles are extremely small and pack together tightly. Water struggles to move
