To avoid sidewall compaction, wait until the soil is fit. If you have been practicing soil health-improving practices, you ...

Once you’ve enjoyed your morning brew, consider putting the coffee grounds in your garden. These ideas for recycling coffee ...

Hydrangeas enjoy rich, well-draining, slightly acidic soil. They are thirsty plants, requiring frequent, deep watering during ...

Across the countryside, farmers are already putting that belief into practice. Cover crops are going in. Tillage is getting ...

Carolina Brandani, Ph.D., is committed to connecting soil conservation with agricultural practices as a new Texas A&M ...

Common garden beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) are pole bean or bush varieties. "The plants in this family have pea-like pods," ...

Why soil amendments? We want plants that we want to thrive no matter the soil’s condition. It is the amendments that let us ...

The CRA team dragged gradiometers throughout the grounds of The Henry Clay Estate on Wednesday to help curators like Eric ...

I’ve been thinking of creating a large perennial patch for flowers and plants that will come back every year and so shouldn’t need replaced. I picked a sunny spot for an oval shaped bed around 15 ft ...

Instead, go up. Build a raised bed about 12 inches high on top of the existing soil using garden soil or topsoil. The raised ...

Whether you’re growing tomatoes, managing crops or striving for the perfect lawn, soil testing is key to success. A soil test ...

By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Dirt is dirt — or is it? Anyone who’s tried to garden in North Idaho knows that our soil varies from bad to worse in most areas. My ...