How is soil made?
May 12, 2026 · 14 min · 15 segments
Evie wants to know, "How is soil made?" Soil is everywhere but where does it come from? And why does it get treated like dirt? Nij and the kids team up with Dr Samantha Grover from the…
May 12, 2026 · 14 min · 15 segments
Evie wants to know, "How is soil made?" Soil is everywhere but where does it come from? And why does it get treated like dirt? Nij and the kids team up with Dr Samantha Grover from the…
Hi, Nij, I'm Evie, and I am seven years old, and I want to know, how is soil made?
Maybe soil comes from plants and sun, 'cause it maybe helps them grow.
Soil comes from, from insects.
Comes from the ground.
Um...
Maybe compost?
[laughs]
It's important to chew, Nij.
[laughs]
Just chuck it on the ground.
Nah, it'll turn into soil, like compost.
Only stuff like fruit, not plastic.
Maybe.
I don't know.
Hi, Nij, I'm Evie, and I am seven years old, and I want to know, how is soil made?
Maybe soil comes from plants and sun, 'cause it maybe helps them grow.
Soil comes from, from insects.
Comes from the ground.
Um...
Maybe compost?
[laughs]
It's important to chew, Nij.
[laughs]
Just chuck it on the ground.
Nah, it'll turn into soil, like compost.
Only stuff like fruit, not plastic.
Maybe.
I don't know.
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