Across
- 3. An organic media that is dead plant or animal tissue; contains carbon
- 4. An organic material that is a larger matter added to some horticulture media to promote drainage and usually makes the mix heavier; widely used in tree and shrub production.
- 7. A sample to get an accurate fertilzier recommedation for growing plants.
- 9. An inorganic media that is a natural volcanic material; helps with soil aeration and water holding capacity
- 12. This media is decayed organic matter that is used for soil conditioning and fertilizer.
- 13. The ability of a soil to hold water for plant use.
- 16. This horizon is rich in organic matter in various stages of decomposition and is dark in color; it is the most fertile layer in the soil profile
- 18. This horizon is the subsiol and is a clayey soil that has a high mineral content; it is usually brown or reddish due to the large amount of clay
- 19. This horizon is the topsoil and is just below O Horizon, is home to earthworms and soil organisms; it is brown in color due to the organic matter in the soil.
Down
- 1. How the soil particles fit together.
- 2. An inorganic media that is a mica mineral matter commonly used to start seed and cuttings; holds moisture and has a neutral pH.
- 5. The rate at which water moves through the soil
- 6. The layers of soil
- 7. The sizes of the soil particles: sand, silt, clay.
- 8. The amount of air space between soil particules.
- 10. The measure of acidity or alkalinity of soils
- 11. An organic media that is partially decomposed amteral mind from swamps; has good moisture holding properties.
- 14. This horizon is the parent material; it consists mainly of clumps of un-weathered rocks.
- 15. An organic media that is dehydrated remains of acid bog plants; holds moisture and is very acidic.Commonly used to line wire hanging baskets.
- 17. This horizon is bed rock; it cannot be dug by hand and very few roots can penetrate the bedrock