Photo caption: This undated photo shows a shovelful of soil in New Paltz, N.Y. Good care, mostly by regularly adding plenty of organic materials and avoiding compaction, results in a soil with many ...

You're probably aware that fallen leaves make good mulch, but they can also aid the garden and the flower beds if you make ...

Sandy loam? Loamy soil? There are many terms to describe the ground under your feet. Here's how to determine the composition ...

Soil is the foundation of any garden, but not all soils are the same. Josh is here to show you how to handle sandy soils and get the most out of them for your garden Soil is life - providing all the ...

Picking rocks out of Missouri dirt may be a never-ending endeavor, but what about gardening in clay soil? This week's column ...

We’re well into winter and that means spring and the gardening season is on the horizon. If you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University ...

They’re the sorts of soils to drive the mentally toughest farmer to distraction, particularly when it comes to choosing the right machinery to coax the best from them. Quickly it’s evident that one ...

Ever noticed how digging your toes into warm beach sand or getting your hands dirty in the garden somehow makes you feel better? That sudden mood lift isn’t just your imagination — it’s your body ...

Both extremes in soil have their advantages and shortcomings. These soils act the way they do mostly because of the size of the particles that make them up. Sand particles are relatively large (by ...