soil

=The Soil=

=By:Isaiah Winikur, and Alex Borrato=

soil life

soil texture

What's in soil?

soil testing

soil pH

Soil
This is a picture of very good, healthy soil.

This is the outcome of having great soil In soil there living things called worms. Worms are decomposers which mean they help get rid of the stuff that isn't good for the soil. Fungi is another example of decomposers which help the health of the soil.

Soil is made up of organic matter, spaces, and chipped off rocks.

(Picture of Soil Magnified 50x)

When soil, sand, or clay is mixed with water, the volume of those substances start to expand. (Picture of soil particles, Air Pockets, and Water)
 * ** Campus **** Garden ** || ** Sand ** || ** Silt ** || ** Clay ** ||
 * ** Middle School ** || ** 53 ** || ** 17 ** || ** 30 ** ||
 * ** West ** || ** 33 ** || ** 33 ** || ** 33 ** ||
 * ** Lower **** School ** || ** 26 ** || ** 26 ** || ** 46 ** ||
 * ** Gym ** || ** 43 ** || ** 17 ** || ** 40 ** ||
 * ** Finn ** || ** 17 ** || ** 7 ** || ** 76 ** ||

The type of soil determines how the plants will grow.

**Measuring the Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Potassium, and pH of the soil**

**0 - depleted** **1 - deficient** **2- adequate** **3- sufficient** **4 - surplus**

** N ** || ** Phosphorous ** ** P ** || ** Potassium ** ** K ** || ** pH ** ||
 * ** Campus **** Garden ** || ** Nitrogen **
 * ** Middle School ** || ** N1 ** || P2 || K4 || ** 7.0 ** ||
 * ** West ** || ** N2 ** || P2 || K1 || ** 7.0 ** ||
 * ** Lower **** School ** || ** N1 ** || K1 || K1 || ** 7.0 ** ||
 * ** Gym ** || ** N2 ** || P2 || K3 || ** 6.5 ** ||
 * ** Finn ** || ** N1 ** || P1 || K1 || ** 6.5 ** ||

=Soil= Soil can be very important for growing plants and grass. And the type of soil determines how good the plants and grass will grow. For Example...

Good Soil. Bad Soil.As you can see in the photo above that the soil is packed together and dry which really affected the turn out of the grass. media type="youtube" key="kt6oCxqnDXY" height="315" width="560"