Inorganic amendments: Difference between revisions

From PlantFacts
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
 
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Category:Glossary]]  [[Category:Turf]]
[[Category:Glossary]]  [[Category:Turf]]


1. Soil additives such as sand or calcined clay that are not carbon-based, used to improve physical and chemical properties of soil including drainage and retention of water and nutrients. See also [[organic amendments]].<br>
1. Soil additives such as sand or calcined clay that are not carbon-based, used to improve physical and chemical properties of soil including drainage and retention of water and nutrients. See also [[organic amendments]].<br><br>
 
 
http://generalhorticulture.tamu.edu/h202/labs/lab7/sand2-b.jpg
 
This is an example of an inorganic amendment. It is Sand.<br>
 
 
http://generalhorticulture.tamu.edu/h202/labs/lab7/calcinedclay-b.jpg
 
This is another example and it is of calcined clay.<br>
 
Source:
http://generalhorticulture.tamu.edu/h202/labs/lab7/inorganic.html

Revision as of 19:42, 22 February 2006


1. Soil additives such as sand or calcined clay that are not carbon-based, used to improve physical and chemical properties of soil including drainage and retention of water and nutrients. See also organic amendments.


sand2-b.jpg

This is an example of an inorganic amendment. It is Sand.


calcinedclay-b.jpg

This is another example and it is of calcined clay.

Source: http://generalhorticulture.tamu.edu/h202/labs/lab7/inorganic.html