Soils & Fertilizers

Soils & Fertilizers

Multiple Select

Check the three layers of soil

• topsoil

• subsoil

• parent material

• middle soil

• center soil

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Spagnum moss is good for encouraging ______ growth.

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Peat moss comes from waterlogged areas like ______.

Multiple Choice

Peat moss is harvested:

• by hand

• mechanically

• in a science lab

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Perlite is added to media mixes (bags of soil that you purchase at a store) because it is good at holding/absorbing _________.

Fill in the Blank

Vermiculite is great for starting seeds and _________.

Open Ended

Describe what perlite looks like.

Open Ended

Describe what vermiculite looks like.

Multiple Select

You can AMEND (change) growing media by doing which of the following? Check all that apply.

• adding organic matter

• adding specific nutrients

• modifying the pH

• watering it

• sitting it closer to a light source

Fill in the Blank

To LOWER soil pH, you add _________.

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To RAISE the pH, you add ___________.

Multiple Choice

______________________ fertilizers take a while to kick in but last longer.

• organic

• inorganic

Open Ended

What are the three primary nutrients?

Fill in the Blank

Cow manure is an example of an ___________ fertilizier.

Multiple Choice

Which fertilizer application method is commonly used for field crops like soybeans?

• foliar application

• broadcasting

• side dressing