garden soil
Earth for beds
Garden soil is soil formulated or amended for growing plants in beds and borders, as distinguished from potting soil for containers or native topsoil.
It typically contains organic matter like compost to improve drainage and fertility: I mixed garden soil into the clay before planting the tomatoes.
Sold bagged at nurseries or created by gardeners over seasons of amendment.
- earthwormsSoil-dwelling segmented invertebrates
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
- organic matterMaterial from living sources
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
- cover cropPlanting for soil health
mycorrhizae · topsoil · raised bed · mulching · fertilizing · decomposers · potting mix · aeration · microbial life · tilling · pH · water retention · moist · nutrients · dark · texture · digging · rich
garden soilbarren soil
Earth lacking fertility
dead soil · hardpan · depleted soil · toxic soil · subsoil
garden soilperlite
Heat-popped volcanic glass
vermiculite · rockwool · hydroponics · aeroponics · gravel