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Soils and Fertilizers for Master Gardeners: Soil Physical Characteristics

Amy Shober, Alexander Reisinger, Mary Lusk, andSally Scalera


Release Date: 1/2/2023

Reviewed At: 4/7/2026

DOI: 10.32473/edis-mg458-2019

Agriculture

Abstract

A UF/IFAS numbered peer reviewed Fact Sheet for Homeowner audience(s). in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Agriculture Water

About this Publication

This document is SL451, one of a series of the Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date July 2019. Revised December 2022. This document combines and supersedes SL260/MG445, SL268/MG451, SL272/MG453, and SL274/MG455. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Shober, A. L., Reisinger, A. J., Lusk, M. G., & Scalera, S. A. (2019). Soils and Fertilizers for Master Gardeners: Soil Physical Characteristics. EDIS, 2019(4), 7. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-mg458-2019

Authors

Amy Shober
Amy Shober
external
University of Delaware

professor and Extension specialist, nutrient management, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, former associate professor, Center for Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center

Alexander Reisinger
Alexander Reisinger
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor of urban soil and water quality, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, and state Extension specialist, Center for Land Use Efficiency, Program for Resource Efficient Communities

Mary Lusk
Mary Lusk
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, urban water quality, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL

Sally Scalera
Sally Scalera
County agent
University of Florida

Extension agent II, M.S., horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension Brevard County

Publication #SL451

Peer Reviewed
Homeowner