Soil Test

My soil test concluded that my soil was sandy loam. This soil is good for absorbing water and nutrients and the water and nutrients do not pass through the soil too quickly. This type of soil is ideal for this area because of the water and nutrient retention.

 

Trees, plants, shrubs, A lot of bugs (ants, centipedes, rollie-pollies, spiders), birds, squirrels.

 

The plants and other vegetation draw a lot of the water and nutrition out of the soil through their roots. However; the plants and animals also add nutrients to the materials when leaves, twigs, feces, decay into the soil.

 

The soil I collected is likely to be eroded. It is right by the river bank, and when it rains the runoff can take the soil with it into the river. Loss of soil in this location would cause the trees to perhaps grow into and over the river. The soil would most likely settle along the bottom of the river, or be carried down river and be deposited. It would not have a huge affect on the river, but most of the affect would be on the river bank in which the soil was lost from.

 

Soil texture is very important in determining the types of plants and vegetation that are able to grow in an area. Its important also for determining water flow and runoff.

 

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