UD's Soils Judging Team traveled to the National Soils Judging competition this past semester after taking first place at the regional competition in Pennsylvania. The team utilized this past year to ...

O horizon: This is the top layer of soil that is made up of living and decomposed materials like leaves, plants, and bugs. This layer is very thin and is usually pretty dark.

Chicago, Feb. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Soil monitoring refers to the systematic process of observing, measuring, and analyzing various parameters related to soil health and quality over time.

In the Av soil horizon, fine dust particles settle and pockets of air form beneath the soil. These cavities trap water at the surface to be used by soil microbes and desert plants when it's needed ...

To really know a soil, it's not what you see, but what you can't see. That's why the U.S. Soil Survey is such a valuable resource ... One term often used in the survey is "soil horizon".

A spodosol has a gray horizon from which acids have leached nutrients, depositing it in the reddish horizon below. Photo by Audrey Clark. Editor’s note: Landscape Confidential is an occasional ...

A soil evaluation is a more extensive process that involves the identification of varying soil horizon depths, soil texture, and seasonal water tables.

What is humus and how can you increase it in your garden soil? Here, we break down what it is and why it's important to increase its presence.