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Soil Tech Note 3A- Surface Layer

Surface Layer

IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT!! IMPORTANT!!!

Everything starts here!

It serves as the starting point and main hub for the entire Soil Food Web!

Key to Infiltration!

Key to air and water exchange!

Serves as a filter to protect the water, air, and all other resources!

All of the humus OM and most of the Active Carbon is located here!

Ninety percent plus of micro and macro critters here!

Majority of all plant roots in this zone!

Where the majority of the natural or applied fertilizer is!

THIS IS THE LAYER WE CAN MOST INFLUENCE WITH GOOD OR BAD MANAGEMENT!!!