So What Is Soil Anyway? Air 25 % Water 25 % Minerals 45 % Organic matter 5 % 100

Organic matter 5 % air water organic minerals

So What Is Soil Anyway? Air 25 % Water 25 % Minerals 45 % Healthy soil has lots of air in it, the result, mostly, of earthworms! Lots of air spaces means there’s room for water, which plants take in through their roots. Water 25 % Minerals are essential for plant growth. They dissolve in water and are taken in by plant roots. Minerals 45 % Organic matter Everything living, or that ever was living. Most of the top 2” is this. 5 %