Soil

There is great concern about the current condition of the world's soils, on which the human race depends for most of its food, to filter its water, and to support its very foundations.

Soil is often thought of as an inert collection of degraded rock, which does indeed form its framework, but organisms within the soil are vital to its health as they decompose organic matter, cycle nutrients, and enhance structure.

Many bloggers writing about soil are likely to be gardeners, often writing about soil types, about the use of compost to improve soils, or dealing with soil problems.

There's also been a lot of excitement about exploration of the soil on Mars.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Soil”

• Turning Desert into a Garden/Food Forest

  
  Renewable Energy News Syndicator — Authority: 162
  About two kilometers from the Dead Sea and two from where Jesus was christened, in the country of Jordan, Geoff Lawton of the Permaculture Research Institute and his crew created a near miracle turning desert into a lush permaculture garden. In August in this location, Lawton says that temperatures could rise above ...
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• Turning Desert into a Garden

  
  EcoWorldly — Authority: 593
  About two kilometers from the Dead Sea and two from where Jesus was christened, in the country of Jordan, Geoff Lawton of the Permaculture Research Institute and his crew created a near miracle turning desert into a lush permaculture garden. In August in this location, Lawton says that temperatures could rise above ...
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• Man’s Best Friend

  
  Blogadilla.com: The Tijuana of the Internet — Authority: 427
  Guy Kawasaki posted a great gallery of videos of soldiers coming back from war and reuniting with their dogs. A mini cuteness overload for your Friday night. Wait… what?? Share this:
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• NYC trial of 9/11 suspects poses legal risks (AP)

  
  Northloop Neighborhoods - Community News & Directory — Authority: 463
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• To all the whiny knobs…

  
  THE BLARG — Authority: 430
  …who are upset by President Obama’s decision to try the 9/11 conspirators in New York City, I have this to say: You say you’re concerned with how “dangerous” it will be to have these five prisoners on U.S. soil. But you know what? This guy was on U.S. soil. As were these assholes . And this guy , this ...
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• Bonsai Kid

  
  3stepADS - Free Advertising Blog — Authority: 541
  To enhance the beauty of your bonsai, each of our premium trees is potted in a glazed, imported, proportionate, ceramic container which includes decorative landscape pebbles and a multi-colored, textured rock accessory. Our custom bonsai soil mix has been developed over the years to ensure good water retention, ...
  23 hours ago

• Make Wine, Eat Dirt

  
  FoodCycles — Authority: 110
  Gary Vaynerchuk a famous wine critic gives his quick story about dirt — he actually eats it at every wine place he goes too. Australia, France, you name it — it comes with the job description. After all Gary’s got to know the wine’s like the back of his hand including how it was grown. See the VIDEO and ...
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• Environmental Issues

  
  Cooler Choice — Authority: 161
  Anything that surrounds us and affects us directly or indirectly is the part of environment. It includes air, water, land, soil, flora, fauna & other organisms. Today, the declining environment is an alarming issue the world as a whole faces. This is a global phenomenon, nobody is untouched or unaffected by it’s ...
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• Starter Fertilizer and Overseeding

  
  DIY Network - Home Improvement How-To & Projects : DIY Network — Authority: 158
  I recently got a soil test, and all I need it Nitrogen.I’d like to overseed my lawn this fall, and am wondering if I should use starter fertilizer and overseed, wait a month, and then put down regular, all nitrogen fertilizer. Is it okay to put down starter fertilizer on my existing lawn, and will [...]
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• Treasure!

  
  Oakland Geology — Authority: 108
  Where the subsurface is inaccessible, you learn to prize the opportunities to sample it. A house on the crest of Montgomery ridge is upgrading its foundation, and the contractor has helpfully kept the tailings in this handy bin. It’s mostly sand and mud, but there’s a good deal of the Franciscan sandstone in it ...
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• One more try to free plucky Mars rover: NASA

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 706
  Washington, Nov 13 (DPA) The Spirit Mars rover may have met its match in a patch of sandy soil that has ensnared it on Mars, but NASA scientists said Thursday they will make a last effort to free the little “rover that could”.Spirit is one of two rovers that have far exceeded expectations and are [...]
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• NASA Reproduces A Building Block Of Life In Laboratory

  
  Impact Lab — Authority: 520
  Stefanie Milam, Michel Nuevo and Scott Sandford.NASA scientists studying the origin of life have reproduced uracil, a key component of our hereditary material, in the laboratory. They discovered that an ice sample containing pyrimidine exposed to ultraviolet radiation under space-like conditions produces this ...
  2 days ago

• Boreal forest protection critical to survival as climate changes

  
  NatGeo News Watch — Authority: 429
  The coniferous forest that wraps around the subarctic latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere offers the worlds best opportunity to apply conservation as a climate change strategy, according to a report released today. The boreal forest, as it is called, must be preserved because it is holding vast amounts of ...
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• Centre approves new HITS policy

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 706
  New Delhi, Nov 12 (ANI) : The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the proposal of Information and Broadcasting Ministry to issue policy guidelines for Headend-in-the-Sky (HITS) operators. The policy guidelines provides for a framework within which the HITS service providers has to provide services in the country.HITS ...
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• Hughes poised to knock Watson down a few pegs: Katich

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 706
  Sydney, Nov.12 (ANI): Australian opener Simon Katich has said he expects fellow New South Wales opening partner Phillip Hughes to make a comeback to the Test squad against the West Indies, and a push down the order for current opener Shane Watson.Katich, who is preparing for the first Test against the West Indies to ...
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• Stonecrop- White

  
  Find Me A Cure — Authority: 134
  BotanicalName :: Sedum album Family : N.O. Crassulaceae Synonym: Small Houseleek (Culpepper). Kingdom: Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order : Saxifragales Genus: Sedum Species : S. album Parts Used: Leaves, stalks. Habitat: Native to Western Europe .  It is not very common, ...
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• Chapter 184 Helminths

  
  Science nature & education - science-nature.marc8.com — Authority: 154
  BOOK CHAPTER - Helminths are the most common parasites infecting humans. The world population is over six billion an dthere are probably a similar number of helminthic infections occurring in humans. They are transmitted to humans by food, water, soil and arthropod and moluscan vectors. Once established, they can be ...
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• How to Recycle Leaves in Your Yard

  
  Danny Lipford — Authority: 135
  Leaves are nature’s perfect mulch. Every year, our friendly neighborhood shade trees remind us that Mother Nature has a mind of her own, as the leaves begin to flutter down and cover the ground like a crunchy snowstorm. Left to their own devices, those leaves would form a dense mat under the tree, choking out ...
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• Afghanistan: Overseas Healthcare Operations

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 502
  Authors Note: Although I understand that a great deal of focus is spent by me on foreign affairs and national security issues, the events at Fort Hood have shown that the United States faces threats not only overseas, but on our own soil as well. The phrase "Overseas Contingency Operations," coined by this White House ...
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• Fungi’s closest pal wins war between the sexes

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 706
  Washington, Nov 11 (ANI): War between the sexes is a common phenomenon throughout the animal kingdom. Now, a new study shows that certain plants, with some help from fungal friends, may also be involved in this fray.Most flowering plants form symbiotic relationships with mycorrhizal fungi. The plants produce food that ...
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