FAQs - Reference Terms
Soil Types
LL-Loam, low organic matter
LM-Loam, medium organic matter
LH-Loam, high organic matter
CL-Clay, low organic matter
CM-Clay, medium organic matter
CH-Clay, high organic matter
SL-Sand, low organic matter
SM-Sand, medium organic matter
SH-Sand, high organic matter
Seasons
Spring-bud break to slacking of rains
Summer-slacking of rain to cold soil
Winter-Cold soil to bud break
Climate zone
Arid-hot summer, rain in fall (desert)
Dry Tropical
Mediterranean-coastal, dry summer, does not freeze in winter
Northern-soils freeze, snow layer in winter
Southern-Rainfall constant in summer, freeze/thaw in winter
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Useful information
What tests to order
Making decisions regarding what you want to
know about your sample.
How to sample (quick links)
Get the sample to the lab ASAP
This information can be used to finely tune what is going on in soil, and what needs to be done to bring soil back to a condition of health.
Benefits of the Soil foodweb
The soil food web is a complex, interdependent, mutually beneficial group of organisms
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