Learning About Soil

Today we learned about what makes up soil and the different types of soil! We were very excited to learn that POOP is in soil. (It's really called castings). Some other things that make up soil are: clay, sand, organic matter, humus, water, air, silt and animal castings. We also learned that all of these things make soil good for planting. Loam is the best soil to use when planting fruits, vegetables and other crops. We also found it interesting that half of soil is made up of water and air. Stay tuned for our next post!