Soils

Where a plant grows and what resources are available to it is of vital importance to the life of a plant. The soil type and quality can be the difference between survival and termination of a plant. Soil is a very dynamic and complex portion of the earth’s crust. In some places, the soil is only a few centimeters thick, while in others it is hundreds of feet deep. In the grand scheme of things, the soil is vital not only to us as humans, but also to the existence of nearly all living organisms. Soil contributes to the plants that grow in it, just as the growing plants give back to the soil. It is a point of dynamic exchange between the living and non-living components of the earth.