• Question: How many different soils are there.

    Asked by DeirdreT to Asaf on 16 Nov 2020.
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      Asaf Shnel answered on 16 Nov 2020: last edited 16 Nov 2020 8:44 am

      There are many types of soils. In Ireland these are classified into 11 great groups. Each great group is then further divided into subgroups depending on different factors like amount of clay, organic matter, how wet the soil is, etc. The sub groups are then divided into soil series which have more specific characteristics. There are 213 different soil series in Ireland.

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