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A home gardener's guide to soils and fertilizers
Extension mimeo (Washington State University. Cooperative Extension), 063E., Washington State University Extension
01/2020
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/16943
Abstract
Soil is a mixture of weathered rock fragments and organic matter at the earth’s surface. It is biologically active—a home to countless microorganisms, invertebrates, and plant roots. It varies in depth from a few inches to five feet or more. Native soil is roughly 50 percent pore space. This space forms a complex network of pores of varying sizes, much like those in a sponge. Soil provides nutrients, water, and physical support for plants as well as oxygen for plant roots. Soil organisms are nature’s primary recyclers, turning dead cells and tissue into nutrients, energy, carbon dioxide, and water to fuel new life.
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- Title
- A home gardener's guide to soils and fertilizers
- Creators
- Craig George Cogger (Author)
- Academic Unit
- Publications, WSU Extension
- Series
- Extension mimeo (Washington State University. Cooperative Extension); 063E.
- Publisher
- Washington State University Extension; Pullman, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900501619701842
- Copyright
- Copyright Not Evaluated ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Report