Soil Texture
Across
- 1. the number of horses needed to pull a plough through a very heavy clay soil
- 3. decaying organic matter
- 6. the charge on clay soil that help them hold onto opposite charged ions
- 7. smallest size of mineral particle
- 8. a type of tilth created by ploughing and then leaving over winter
- 9. clay soils are good at holding on to this
Down
- 2. (7/6) added to sandy soils to help improve water holding capacity
- 4. these types of soil have less than 25% organic matter
- 5. this soil type/texture is not very naturally fertile