SOIL CARE

SOIL CARE

1. 6 Main soil types

   • sandy soil
   • silty soil
   • clay soil
   • loamy soil
   • peaty soil
   • chalky soil

2. soil composition

   • solids
   • liquids
   • gasses
   • living organisms

3. soils are formed by the weathering of rocks, followed by the growth and decay of plants, animals and soil micro-organisms

4. soil layers

   • top soil
   • subsoil (usually finer than top soil)
   • parent rock (rock in the early stages of weathering

5. PLOUGHING

6. SUB SOILING

7. POWER HARROW

8. CAMBRIDGE ROLLERS

9. CULTIVATOR

10. PNEUMATIC DRILL

11. CONVENTIAL DRILL

12. COMBINATION DRILL