Horticultural Uses of Soil
Container-grown plants can suffer from salt buildup, which can be remedied this way.
What is leaching through watering?
This pH range represents most naturally occurring soils.
What is 5.0 to 8.0?
Chlorophyll, the green pigment in plants, contains this mineral.
What is magnesium?
Soil samples for most crops are taken from this depth of soil.
What is six to nine inches?
This is NOT a pre-plant fertilizing method: broadcasting, soil injection, or topdressing?
What is topdressing?
These plants require deep, well-drained soils, but soil type varies by variety.
What are fruit crops?
The pH scale measures this aspect of soil reaction.
What is acidity or alkalinity?
Plants consume more of this nutrient than potassium, but less than nitrogen.
What is phosphorus?
Buffer tests help measure the amount of this required to neutralize the soil.
What is lime?
This type of fertilizer is considered "slow-release" as it decays over time.
What is organic fertilizer?
Which types of plants can be grown in containers?
What are all of the different types of plants?
Coarser lime has this efficiency compared to finely-ground lime.
What is lower efficiency?
This percentage of soil nitrogen is stored in organic matter.
What is 97%?
This test measures the "available" form of a critical macronutrient.
What is phosphorus?
Ammonium-based fertilizers affect soil pH in this way.
What is they decrease soil pH?
High nitrogen levels promote vegetative growth but reduce stem strength. This nutrient counters the effect.
What is potassium?
This type of test identifies nutrient problems that aren't always visible in plants.
What is a plant tissue test?