Soil: An Intricate Community of Life

"Someone says, 'Soil is just dirt to hold the plant up.'  Would you agree or disagree with this statement?"


I would never agree with this statement in a million years!  I see soil not only as a plant support, but also as an intricate community of life.  You could say something like, "How can dirt be a community?"  I would respond by saying that dirt/soil is a home for worms, voles, bugs, bacteria, etc..  Soil is even helping those of us who live above the ground by storing water for our crops.

You could then say, "How does the dirt get the resources to do these things?".  You see, whenever you throw a piece of fruit or a vegetable on the ground it will eventually decompose if left where it is.  Once it decomposes, the good stuff from the food will go into the soil.

As you can see, the soil is an amazing network of life and prosperity.  Without the soil, where else would worms live, or how would water reach the roots of a tree?

Thank you so much for reading, and please let me know what you think!