Farming and Soil Review

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Across
  1. 6. Technique used to grow plants without soil
  2. 11. Type of soil that feels slippery when moist and will form a ball when wet
  3. 12. type of food grown without the use of chemicals
  4. 14. When harmful chemicals build up in the food chain
  5. 15. When harmful chemicals build up in a single organism overtime
  6. 16. a machine that positions seeds in the soil and covers them with soil
  7. 17. Substance added to the soil to help plants grow
  8. 18. A machine that harvest a crop by cutting and separating the grain
  9. 19. partly decomposed organic matter
  10. 20. A chemical designed to kill weeds
  11. 22. device used to turn over or mix soil
  12. 23. Type of soil that is dark coloured, crumbles and great for growing most plants
  13. 24. To prepare and use land for crops
Down
  1. 1. An organic pest control process that plants a crop alongside plants that discourage pests
  2. 2. _______ material are the rocks and minerals that get broken down to become part of the soil
  3. 3. A chemical designed to kill bugs
  4. 4. Type of soil that will not form into a ball, is light brown and mostly mineral particles
  5. 5. Leaves the stubble of the previous crop on the ground
  6. 7. Rows of trees or shrubs that block wind and prevent erosion
  7. 8. A method of controlling pests using their natural enemies
  8. 9. Only planting one crop in a field in the same field in the same year
  9. 10. a system of large pipes and sprinklers to water crops
  10. 13. Growing multiple crops in the same field in the same year
  11. 21. Growing a different crop in a field every year so the soil doesn't run out of specific nutrients