Before you dig a garden, it's important to figure out what type of soil you have and then select plants (and amend your soil) ...

We'll also teach you how to amend the soil you have so you can grow the plants you want. Depending on where you live, you're likely to have one of six different types of soil: loam, clay, sandy ...

The relative proportions of all these, along with pH, determine soil type. The pH of a soil refers ... neutral is pH7 and alkaline is above seven. Loamy soil - often seen as the ultimate garden ...

they found the weather and local geology had combined this organic mulch with sand and silt to form a nutrient-rich type of soil called loam. It gave Iowa one of the most fertile soils on the ...

Field trials conducted at the University of Queensland show microbial biotechnology could be a game-changer for farming with ...

Jillian Patrie | University of Minnesota Yard and Garden Extension ...