Soil

Plants have different soil preferences and some of them can change the soil type.
Placing hay/soil foundation over infertile soil (without actually building it), changes the soil type to sand. This method can be used to restore the soil destroyed by space debris or meteorites.
See Plants for more details about individual plants.
Plant 	Gravel	Sand	Clay	Silt	Loam	Size	Resource 	Soil change 	Can grow in Hydroponic rack
Barrel cactus 	60% 	90% 	50% 	75% 	100%	3x3 	Food 	- 	no
Beefberries 	0% 	25% 	50% 	75% 	100%	1x1 	Food 	- 	yes
Buttermelon 	0% 	25% 	50% 	75% 	100%	2x2 	Food 	- 	no
Chew root 	50% 	70% 	80% 	100%	100%	2x2 	Food 	- 	yes
Coconut palm 	60% 	90% 	50% 	75% 	100%	4x4 	 	 	
Dandelion tree 	60% 	25% 	50% 	75% 	100%	2x2 	Food 	- 	no
Fruit bush 	60% 	25% 	50% 	75% 	100%	2x2 	Food 	- 	no
Glitter cap 	50% 	50% 	50% 	75% 	100%	1x1 	Food 	- 	yes
Graincob 	5% 	15% 	40% 	80% 	100%	1x1 	Food 	- 	yes
Grain grass 	15% 	30% 	50% 	90% 	100%	1x1 	Food 	- 	yes
Heptagonia 	100% 	75% 	50% 	25% 	25% 	2x2 	Food 	- 	yes
Juiceleaf 	60% 	90% 	50% 	75% 	100%	2x2 	Food 	- 	no
Mulchtube 	50% 	70% 	80% 	90% 	100%	1x1 	Food 	sand/clay/silt -> loam 	yes
Sausage palm 	60% 	90% 	50% 	75% 	100%	5x5 	Food 	- 	no
Tall cactus 	60% 	90% 	50% 	75% 	100%	3x3 	Food 	- 	no
Branched cactus 	60% 	90% 	50% 	75% 	100%	2x2 	Non-edible 	- 	no
Buzzshrooms 	50% 	50% 	50% 	75% 	100%	2x2 	Non-edible 	- 	yes
Clothblossom 	0% 	25% 	50% 	75% 	100%	1x1 	Non-edible 	- 	yes
Cureplant 	0% 	100%	80% 	60% 	40% 	2x2 	Non-edible 	- 	yes
Energy crystal 	25% 	25% 	50% 	75% 	100%	2x2 	Non-edible 	any -> sand 	yes
Siliconleaf 	50% 	50% 	50% 	75% 	100%	3x3 	Non-edible 	- 	no
Skinbark 	50% 	50% 	50% 	75% 	100%	3x3 	Non-edible 	- 	yes
Smokeleaf 	0% 	25% 	50% 	75% 	100%	1x1 	Non-edible 	- 	yes
Synthplant 	20% 	30% 	50% 	75% 	100%	2x2 	Non-edible 	any -> sand 	yes
Teaball tree 	60% 	25% 	50% 	75% 	100%	3x3 	Non-edible 	- 	no
Blade grass 	40% 	60% 	80% 	90% 	100%	2x2 	Hay 	- 	no
Broadleaf bush 	60% 	25% 	50% 	75% 	100%	3x3 	Sticks 	- 	no
Fern bush 	60% 	25% 	50% 	75% 	100%	1x1 	Sticks 	- 	no
Giant's grass 	40% 	60% 	80% 	90% 	100%	2x2 	Hay 	"improves soil around it"	no
Palm bush 	60% 	90% 	50% 	75% 	100%	2x2 	 	 	
Purpleleaf 	40% 	60% 	80% 	90% 	100%	4x4 	Sticks & Purpleleaf	- 	no
Small broadleaf bush	60% 	25% 	50% 	75% 	100%	2x2 	Sticks 	- 	no
Big broadleaf tree 	60% 	25% 	50% 	75% 	100%	5x5 	Wood 	- 	no
Evergreen tree 	60% 	90% 	50% 	75% 	100%	3x3 	Wood 	- 	no
Oasis tree 	0% 	0% 	0% 	50% 	100%	8x8 	 	 	
Palm tree 	60% 	50% 	90% 	75% 	100%	3x3 	 	 	
Small broadleaf tree	60% 	25% 	50% 	75% 	100%	3x3 	Wood 	- 	no
Small evergreen tree	60% 	90% 	50% 	75% 	100%	3x3 	Wood 	- 	no
Tall palm tree 	60% 	90% 	50% 	75% 	100%	4x4 	 	 	
Tropical tree 	60% 	25% 	50% 	75% 	100%	7x7