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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]+1, soil test from an extension.

If you’re around here, you probably have clay soil. Which is good! It holds water and it’s very fertile. But it’s hard to dig and plants that like good drainage can rot. A good general rule is to add as much organic material (leaf-gro compost is a great produce made from local yard waste) as your back will allow. Dig it into the top layer of soil or just leave it on the top and let the worms work on it. You don’t need to add additional fertilizer unless you have a really hungry plant (like roses or tomatoes). In fact for most perennial flowers, adding fertilizer to our soil makes it more likely they will flop over. [/quote]

Almost no one in the DC metro area has clay.  Its predominantly silt loam.  Just because its reddish and compact does not make it clay.[/quote]

NP here - check this tool
https://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/[/quote]

Yes.  And it shows predominantly silt loam in the area.  [/quote]

There is plenty of clay around here. One side of my yard has clay. I can make a sausage long enough to make a ring. I make pottery, and it's definitely clay. I've thought about trying to throw it on the wheel. [/quote]

It depends on where you are. There are plenty of areas that are marine clay

Its not that clay doesnt exist in the DC Metro area, but it is fairly rare.  What most people assume is clay is a silt loam, weathered from the large gneiss and schist formations common in the area.  Check the tool a PP linked to.  More likely than not, its silt loam.[/quote][/quote]

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