Matching Soil & Plants = Thriving Landscape

The soil is where plants are grown. It is made up of little fragments of rock broken off of mountains and other bigger rocks, together with a few pieces of extinct plant and animal life.

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Here, dissolved nutrients are absorbed by plant roots and transformed into the plant’s stems, leaves, flowers, and fruit.

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3 Soil Characteristics That Affect Plants

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Moisture-Holding Capacity

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Acidity or Alkalinity of the Soil

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Fertility of Soil

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