Collecting the Soil

The soil was collected from an area that has trees and grass around it. These could influence the soil by using up some of the nutrients in it. 

(There is a tree directly to the right not shown in picture.)

The soil was relatively moist when it was collected. There was a large number of rocks throughout it that we're fairly large in size, some as big as an egg. Other abiotic factors in the soil included small pieces of wood and roots. Biotic factors in the soil included many worms and insects such as rolls-poly bugs. 

The particles seemed to be mostly large to medium in size, which would indicate that the soil contains a lot of silt and sand. The color of the soil is a rich dark brown. It's texture is slightly gritty but it will easily compress into a ball.

The holes the soil was collected from was about 12 inches deep.