Dear Members,
I was looking to possibly purchase some land in Missouri and the soil test was provided with the realtor. Sadly, they can't explain the results to me and after reaching out to the Department of Soil/Conservation, the Missouri College (soil department), and local county soil department, I still can't get anyone to explain the results to me. I wanted to see if someone could share their thoughts on the soil type of....."Rueter very gravely silt loam, 15-35% slopes, very stony" and "Rueter-Hildebrecht complex, 3-15 % slopes, stony". When I tried to research this on my own, I believe it to be saying that soil has silt and sand as the major components with no mention of clay. However, I'm not sure if this is correct, and what does this mean to me? I'm wanting to purchase land to place an off-grid retirement home (no electric, no sewer, no wells) and would like to have the land self-sustaining. I'm not sure on this type of soil if it would be wise to have a few animals or garden and wanted to see if anyone understood this better that may offer some thoughts. I'm not opposed to helping modifying the land to make it better, but would like to understand if it is needed or what others think of this type of soil for my situation. If I wanted to purchase the land could I add layers of wood chips/cardboard to build up an area for gardening but appreciate any education/thoughts from people who may understand this much better. Thanks in advance for any help.
Thanks
