Understanding the quality and composition of your garden soil is essential for successful gardening. Soil testing provides valuable information about the nutrient levels, pH balance, and overall ...

It's easy to think of soil as mere dirt, but it’s so much more complicated than that. If you garden, both the structure and ...

So, if your plants are showing signs of phosphorus deficiency, get your soil tested. Your local extension office can help you grow your garden by providing a detailed soil analysis. Then, either use ...

If you have a big garden or soil to improve before installing a lawn, cover crops are an alternative to hauling lots of ...

By now, you’ve harvested all, or at least most, of the vegetables in your garden. At this point the soil is naked, and that’s ...

Wood ash also contains 5-7% potassium and 1.5-2% phosphorous, both of which are essential nutrients for your plants, so wood ...

When we focus on soil health the soil structure improves, drought resistance improves, water infiltrates faster (less ...

BBC Gardeners' World presenter Monty Don has shared the gardening task that should be done at this time of year and will set ...

On harvest days at Three Creeks Farm and Forest in the Missouri River valley, farm owner Emily Wright and her staff collect ...

During the heatwave, I spread a layer of mulch over my backyard in preparation for fruit tree planting and by the next day ...

Yes, it really is fall no matter the heat index. Read on for ideas to spruce up your yard, especially after our long, hot ...

Two soil samples collected in August exceeded safe standards for hexavalent chromium, a chemical known to cause cancer.