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	BLM NSTC Soil Biological Communities for Kids - Learn all about soil and the things that live in it. Rate this
	Field Museum - Educational site for students and teachers about soil and soil biology. Rate this
	Soil Science Education - This NASA web site contains a lot of new, exciting, fun and informative material on the soil. There is a Soil Gallery, where you can see the Soil of the Month and read some soil stories in Once Upon a Sandy Loam. You can even sing some soil songs in Rock 'N Soil. Rate this
	The Dirt on Soil - Explore soil ecology, meet microscopic creatures, and journey underground in the virtual reality voyage of the Earthship. From the Discovery Channel school. Rate this
	Soil Songs - Songs by the department of agriculture about mud. Rate this
	The Twelve Soil Orders - This system for classifying soils is one of the most widely used soil classification systems in the world. Collection of information and images to illustrate the distribution, properties, ecological significance, and use of these 12 soil orders. Rate this

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• Chicken Soup for the Soil - Keeping Your Soil Healthy Your soil is the most important part of your garden, but too many people forget to nurture their soil. Soil is a living thing, containing microbes, fungi, insect life and g...
• Chicken Soup for The Soil - Your soil is the most important part of your garden, but too many people forget to nurture their soil. Soil is a living thing, containing microbes, fungi, insect life and general "creepy-crawlies" vital to plant health and vigor, as well as a receptacle...
• Garden Soil Preparation  - Different types of plants each require varying degrees of soil acidity or pH. Some plants are very sensitive to soil pH levels. Some garden plants will prefer acid soils while others prefer an alkaline soil. The acidity or alkalinity of soil is measured ...
• Composting and Soil Improvements - Composting provides a great natural resource!
  
  Where we live, the soil is black clay (north Texas). We have found that by using a compost, we can almost eliminate the need for commercial fertilizers to grow most vegetables, herbs and spices.
  
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• Could Your Garden Pass A Soil Test? - (NC)-How well do you know your soil? It's an important question for the health of the plants in and around your house. Good soil does more than provide a foundation for roots to grab on to. Well-stru...
• Healthy Garden Soil - Composting; how, when, & why - In the soft, warm bosom of a decaying compost heap, a transformation from life to death and back again is taking place. Life is leaving the living plants of yesterday, but in their death these leaves and stalks pass on their vitality to the coming generat...
• Get your Garden Cooking with Friable Soil - ...
• Want a Garden But Not Enough Room or Soil? Then Hydroponics Gardening Could Be For You. - Hydroponics gardening is a great idea for anyone who wants a garden but doesn’t have enough land or soil. Hydroponics gardening is, essentially, a way to cultivate plants using a nutrient solution in...
• Want a Garden but Not Enough Room or Soil? Then Hydroponics Gardening could be for You - ...