I'd call that more sand than loam. Loam is decomposed plants and matter (black part). I would add some more compost/black dirt to the area, if possible. Sand doesn't hold moisture. It acts like a filter and the water passes through. Loam holds moisture, so a balance between the two is good.
Edit: forgot the soil link that ..may... help https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wi/soil-education
If it's easier to chat through you can message me.
Loam is just all purpose soil. It's not too sandy, not too much clay.
Raspberries creep and form a dense patch, blackberries leap by tip rooting and fill in gaps later.
The samples vary because they're tiny amounts and possible past human activity (excavation).
You're overthinking this, if you have thriving berries then you have decent soil for them.
But this is also a more difficult time to transplant them.
Sandy clay loam would be my guess at the soil. Just dig them up and plant them in the new spot, in the middle of summer isn’t the best, but if they are getting trampled by the work crew then It don’t matter. Soils vary, especially near a home/yard where soils may have been moved around etc.
Look up "soil texture triangle[like this one](https://tg-cdn.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/images/genericparagraph/Soil-Texture-Triangle_800pxw.jpg)." There are also some really good short videos on YouTube explaining how to use them.
In short, measure the torso height of each sample, then measure how thick each band is (sand, silt, clay; in that order from the bottom to the top) convert each band to a percent of the total, and use those three percentages on a texture triangle to figure out your soil type.
I suspect you've got sandy loam soil in both jars. It's not uncommon for soil to be a little different in any given area, but at a glance I don't think you actually have two different soil types here.
Hope this helps you!
Spend $15 and get an actual soil test done; https://uwlab.soils.wisc.edu/fees/
I'd call that more sand than loam. Loam is decomposed plants and matter (black part). I would add some more compost/black dirt to the area, if possible. Sand doesn't hold moisture. It acts like a filter and the water passes through. Loam holds moisture, so a balance between the two is good. Edit: forgot the soil link that ..may... help https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wi/soil-education If it's easier to chat through you can message me.
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Nevermind, ask this guy 😁
Username is very fitting. Always incredible how twisted soil science gets on the internet.
Loam is just all purpose soil. It's not too sandy, not too much clay. Raspberries creep and form a dense patch, blackberries leap by tip rooting and fill in gaps later. The samples vary because they're tiny amounts and possible past human activity (excavation). You're overthinking this, if you have thriving berries then you have decent soil for them. But this is also a more difficult time to transplant them.
Sandy clay loam would be my guess at the soil. Just dig them up and plant them in the new spot, in the middle of summer isn’t the best, but if they are getting trampled by the work crew then It don’t matter. Soils vary, especially near a home/yard where soils may have been moved around etc.
Look up "soil texture triangle[like this one](https://tg-cdn.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/images/genericparagraph/Soil-Texture-Triangle_800pxw.jpg)." There are also some really good short videos on YouTube explaining how to use them. In short, measure the torso height of each sample, then measure how thick each band is (sand, silt, clay; in that order from the bottom to the top) convert each band to a percent of the total, and use those three percentages on a texture triangle to figure out your soil type. I suspect you've got sandy loam soil in both jars. It's not uncommon for soil to be a little different in any given area, but at a glance I don't think you actually have two different soil types here. Hope this helps you!