In a few weeks, gardeners across Nebraska will start planting. Make sure your soil is ready, so those new arrivals will ...

Learning how to improve clay soil for gardening will increase the health of your flowers and the yields of your crops. Transforming it into a thriving garden bed takes patience, but the results ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Gardeners are being urged to add one natural ingredient to the soil to improve its quality and bring about healthier plant ...

CEC is the ability of soil to hold and exchange cations (positively charged nutrients). Higher CEC means better nutrient retention (more fertile soil). Clay and humus increase CEC, making nutrients ...

Perennials can be the backbone of your garden because they come back every year. Learn how and when you should plant ...

Sheep numbers are set to be considerably cut back to promote arable yields at organic farmer John Pawsey’s farm in Suffolk. A ...

If it forms a tight ball, the soil is clay. Loose and crumbly soil is loamy, the best kind for planting season. Grainy dirt ...

Spokane’s South Hill has a lot of clay that has weathered ... Regardless of your soil type though, the best soil amendment to improve your soil is straight compost. It increases the water ...

Lynette Abbott and Bede Mickan from The University of Western Australia, provide insights into research on enhancing soil health using biological amendments ...