| alluvial | | used by stems and fruits of plants |
| media | | living microscopic organisms found in soil |
| topsoil | | layer of soil |
| peatmoss | | organic matter made from sphagnum moss |
| decompose | | dead plant and animal tissue that enriches the soil |
| percolation | | nitrogen fixating plants such as clover and beans |
| perlite | | horizon of unconsolidated material from which soil develops |
| bogs | | used by plant's foliage |
| phosphorus | | the white styrofoam looking chips found in soil mixes; holds water and creates pore spaces |
| aggregates | | the sweetness of a soil and has a pH of 7.1-14 |
| tillable | | soils that are workable by tools |
| inert | | pale and ashy mosses used to condition soils |
| hydroponic | | water logged areas |
| parent | | measurement of soil that ranges from 1-14; percent Hydrogen |
| crumbs | | growing plants in water |
| clay | | materials that provide plants nourishment and support through their root systems |
| nitrogen | | the tendency of soil particles to cluster and function as soil units |
| permeable | | soils deposited by gravity |
| pH | | washing out of minerals in soil |
| profile | | rot or decay into soil building materials and nutrients |
| mineralmatter | | adding air to the soil |
| silt | | liquid fertilizer sprayed directly onto plants |
| acidity | | medium sized soil particles |
| alkalinity | | fertilizers that contain N, P, and K |
| potassium | | cross-section view of soil |
| filler | | Solid rock in the soil profile |
| horizon | | low grade limestone added to complete fertilizers |
| structure | | mixture of partially decomposed oranic matter |
| vermiculite | | used by roots of plants |
| neutral | | the sourness of a soil and has a pHof less than 6.9 |
| glacial | | nonliving items found in the soil such as rock |
| foliarsprays | | smallest soil particles |
| colluvial | | soils transported by streams |
| compost | | inactive materials |
| amendment | | the movement of water through the soil |
| sand | | mineral matter used for starting plant seeds and cuttings |
| sidedressing | | placing fertilizer in rows pretty close to the actual plant |
| organicmatter | | good soil found near the top of the soil profile that supports good plant growth |
| aeration | | aggregates added to soil |
| bedrock | | allowing movement in soil |
| leaching | | soils deposited by ice |
| sphagnum | | an addition to soil |
| complete | | largest soil particles |
| microbes | | scaattering fertilizer and/or seeds |
| legumes | | soil units being held together by a gel-type substance formed by organic matter |
| broadcasting | | 7.0 on pH scale |
