Soil decides the fate of every garden long before the first tomato ripens or the first flower opens. Plants pull nutrients ...

Hydrophobic soil needs prompt fixing because it prevents water from reaching plant roots. Follow these tips for rehydrating you garden soil.

As any avid gardener knows, having the right soil in your garden is one of the most important steps in achieving healthy plant growth. Unfortunately, homeowners with heavy clay soil in their yards ...

FARGO - Widespread flooding, which made the 2011 growing season challenging for many North Dakota producers, continues to pose problems this spring. One issue is managing these flooded soils now that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Someone holding soil with two hands - William Edge/Shutterstock Does your garden have plants that don't look their best? Then, you ...

Mulch can help retain moisture in the soil and act as a barrier to weeds. When used properly, it can enhance growing conditions for plants. However, when applied too heavily, it can cause problems for ...

Do we need to better soil ourselves? Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates wrote about something dirty in his March 26, 2019, edition of his Gates Notes. It didn't focus on cow farts, as he began the ...

Parkland School District residents might want to avoid the old trope that someone or something is “as solid as the ground beneath your feet.” The district got ample evidence this summer that the soil ...

In all my years of plant-related traveling and lecturing across the country and overseas, I’ve seen a lot of gardens and met a lot of gardeners. And while all of us have our own particular regional ...