Priscilla Said:

What are 10 way to conserve soil?? I need help 4 science class!?

We Answered:

Plant ground cover.
Plough in contours never down hill.
Do not 'slash and burn'.
Cattle and sheep grassing should be to different areas and not always in the same place.
While farming, make sure the watering locations are distributed or else animals will create footpaths which eventually become water courses.
Plant wind breaks upwind side of fields.
Sprinkle irrigation rather than 'channels and flooding'.
After harvesting, leave the stalks on the fields and plough it into the soil.
Conservative tree farming, always replant immediately.
Hillside terraces.

Neil Said:

what are some ways to conserve soil?

We Answered:

1 Erosion prevention
2 Salinity management
3 Soil percent hydrogen (pH)
4 Soil organisms
5 Mineralization

http://science.jrank.org/pages/6253/Soil…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_conser…

Barbara Said:

are there any ways of conserving water in your landscape? what are the preferred soil and plants?

We Answered:

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Vera Said:

I need help making a final paragraph but i don't know what to put......?

We Answered:

In doing so we can preserve the earth, the way we want it to be, for future generations to come. There is a saying that goes 'you never miss the bucket, till the well runs dry.' Which simply means that you do not realise how important something is until it is gone. We must learn to safe-guard the future so there would be something to pass on.

Hope this helps
I have no idea the origins of the saying. I grew up in the Caribbean hearing it all the time.

Bertha Said:

Are there any ways of conserving water in landscaping?

We Answered:

Some of the biggest water savers are things you put in the soil.

The best one is a crystal that turns into a gel when it contacts with water. It then releases the water as the lawn gets gets dried out. There are many companies that make it. http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=gel+wat…
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=water+a…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogel
And:
http://www.friendsofwater.com/Zeba_Amend…

Vermiculite and perlite are fairly inexpensive in large quantities but not as effective.
Difference between perlite and vemiculite:
"Perlite and vermiculite make excellent soil amendments"
http://homeharvest.com/soilamendmentsper…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermiculite
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?…

By the way, NASA is predicting severe future water shortages in the Southwest.

300,000 babies are born to illegal aliens each year. In just 20 years there won't be enough water because all of the population growth.