Rob Cumming Home Page Select Another Soil Note Lets now have a look at the importance of organic matter.
Organic matter is an important part of the life of agricultural or garden soils.
The amount of organic matter in soil varies greatly between different soils. Alluvial soils often have high levels of organic matter and sandy soils, low levels. Without adequate organic matter, soils will not store adequate nutrients or have good structure. Organic matter is broken down organic material from plants. It is formed following the death of plant roots or tops.