The Soil Demonstration - Pictures

Here, on the left is what the perfect sample of soil would look like. And on the right is what the soil in the park looks like:

the-humus or the little tuft of grass at the top of the sample

John is holding the dutch Auger. the-topsoil has a rich dark colour

On the left we have the-Subsoil, and on the right, is not weathered rocks or bed rock. John's findings were exactly what the local history of the area says: This park was a gravel mine, closed over 100 years ago and then filled in with the land fill of the era, probably from dredging parts of Lake Ontario. In just over 100 years the microbial life within the soil has managed to create these layers.