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material which is used to start & grow seeds & plants
rock particles that make up a well draining soil
made up of sand, silt, clay & organic matter
medium sized particles
water that soil cannot hold up
water held against the force of water
moves in all directions in soil
generally considered best type of soil for plant growth
30% clay, heavy

soils include in which silt & clay make up less than 20% of the material by weight
the clinging together of soil particles to form larger crumb like particles
any material used to cover the soil for weed control & moisture retention
white granular material used to help loosen or open up spaces in rooting media
decomposed vegetation that has been preserved underwater
mineral w/ a neutral pH used to increase the moisture holding capacity of media
free from any living organisms
texture soil percents
stiff, sticky, fine grained earth

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MEDIUM
SAND
SOIL
SILT
GRAVITATIONALWATER
CAPILLARYWATER
FREEMOVINGCAPILLARYWATER
UNAVAILABLECAPILLARYWATER
CLAYEYSOIL

SANDYSOIL
AGGREGATION
MULCHES
PERLITE
PEATMOSS
VERMICULITE
STERILE
TEXTURETRIANGLE
CLAY

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