Soil Made of Sand, Silt and Clay Sand-Big Particles, Low Nutrients, Low H20, Deep Roots Needed Silt- Fine Particles, Good for Farm Land, Erodes Easily Clay-Really Fine Particles, Very little Space between, Hard for roots to take hold
LOAM-the perfect mix of sand, silt and clay
Bed Rock Solid Rock Original source for all soil Breaks down in to Parent Material
Parent Material No Organics Rich in Minerals Can be but not always the same as bed rock. Can be brought in by rivers or glaciers
Deep Roots Reach to this level for H2O Sub Soil Low in Organics Deep Roots Reach to this level for H2O
Top Soil Lots of Organics Plants put most roots here Home for most burrowing animals
Dead Plants and Animals that have not decomposed yet Organic Layer Dead Plants and Animals that have not decomposed yet
Soil Profile