Soil Health!

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Across
  1. 2. Preparing fields for new plants.
  2. 4. Adding air pockets into the soil.
  3. 5. Mixing top layer of soil into the earth with machines.
  4. 8. Aggregate Clumps of soil particles held together.
  5. 11. Essential nutrient that plants need to grow roots.
  6. 13. Tiny organisms you can only see with a microscope.
  7. 15. Main function of the microbes.
  8. 18. Soil particle lets water flow through easily.
  9. 20. Essential nutrient that plants need to grow leaves.
  10. 21. Darkest layer of soil with the most nutrients.
Down
  1. 1. Slow breakdown of rocks into soil by weather.
  2. 3. Many different species living together.
  3. 6. The ideal soil texture for growing vegetables.
  4. 7. When soil is blown away by rain or wind.
  5. 9. Matter Living and decomposing plants or animals.
  6. 10. Many animals and plants interconnected.
  7. 12. Holds water for plant roots to get in case of drought.
  8. 14. Nutrients or plant food.
  9. 16. Soil particle that holds water very well.
  10. 17. Test Helps determine the ratio of sand, silt, clay in the soil.
  11. 19. Test Helps determine the texture of the soil.
  12. 22. Ideal is between 6-7!