What is 'soil drainage'?

What is 'soil drainage'?

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Soil drainage is what it sounds like. It's how water will drain through the soil. It's often affected, if we want to get a little more scientific, to the capillary column and the gravitational pull in the soil. It's important to have good drainage for most plants, as most plants resent poorly draining soil.