A gardener's bagful is a collection of essential items for tending to a garden. It typically includes SOIL, which is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support life; seeds, which are the reproductive units of plants; SEED, which is a small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering called the SEED coat; LOAM, which is a type of SOIL composed of clay, sand, silt, and organic matter; and mulch, which is a protective layer of material applied to the surface of SOIL.