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Soil

Part of speech: Noun, Thing

The garden soil is not dirt.


  • Soil is the loose surface material of the earth in which plants, trees, and scrubs grow.
    Soil consists of disintegrated rock with a mixture of organic material and soluble salts. - 578
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  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)  

Question: What is soil?
  Answer: Soil is the loose top layer of the Earth's surface that consists of disintegrated rock and mineral particles mixed with decayed organic matter (humus). - 160

Question: What is the purpose of soil?
  Answer: Soil retains water, provides support, and nutrients for plants to grow. - 161


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US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
 US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

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Agricultural Marketing Service
 Agricultural Marketing Service

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Agricultural Research Service
 Agricultural Research Service

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Community Development Office (Agriculture Department)
 Community Development Office (Agriculture Department)

ocdweb.sc.egov.usda.gov - 337
Farm Service Agency
 Farm Service Agency

fsa.usda.gov/pas/default.asp - 338
Foreign Agricultural Service
 Foreign Agricultural Service

fas.usda.gov - 339
National Agricultural Statistics Service
 National Agricultural Statistics Service

nass.usda.gov - 340
Research, Education and Economics (Agriculture Department)
 Research, Education and Economics (Agriculture Department)

csrees.usda.gov/ree - 341
Tree of Life Project
 Tree of Life Project

tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html - 702
Nature Publishing Group
 Nature Publishing Group

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Botanic Garden
 Botanic Garden

usbg.gov - 704
Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds
 Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds

ficmnew.fws.gov - 705


  Words of Wisdom  

It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.   Ezekiel 17:8 



  Comments and Quotes  

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. - Albert Einstein - 2




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