@hans_w Yes i just mean how far does organic matter go down vs inorganic rock
@freemo @hans_w I thought soil was very alive?
Wikipedia says...
Up to 10 billion bacterial cells inhabit each gram of soil in and around plant roots, a region known as the rhizosphere
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_microbiology
@M0YNG
Yes its alive in much the same way a rotting corpse is alive
@hans_w
@freemo @M0YNG @hans_w
The plants are dead, but the soil is alive.
@Pat
The soil is the plants, pr rather the rotting carcass of them :)
@M0YNG @hans_w
Does that mean that the plants that grow in the soil are cannibals?
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@freemo @hans_w I thought soil was very alive?
Wikipedia says...
Up to 10 billion bacterial cells inhabit each gram of soil in and around plant roots, a region known as the rhizosphere
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_microbiology