How does soil type effect water drainage?

How does soil type effect water drainage?

Loam soils or soils with a sufficient amount of organic matter are usually well draining. That's ideal soil. Very few of us, I'm afraid to say, have that type of soil. I find when I speak all throughout the country and into England, no one is happy with the soil that they have. If we have a soil that's heavy in clay or it's a clay structure soil, those are usually poorly drained soils and quite challenging often for plants. Also, on the other end, if it's a very heavy sand based soil it's going to drain excessively which is also difficult for growing plants, because we lose so much moisture that there's no moisture retention for the plants to take up.