If your garden has heavy clay soil, you'll know what hard work it can be when it comes to digging and planting. This type of soil has a habit of becoming rock hard in summer when it dries out and ...

Once winter rains set in, clay soils become saturated and hard to handle. They won’t dry out until mid-spring, when they can bake hard. This sounds dire – but clay soils have the advantage of being ...

Close-up of a hand planting a sapling in soil - Lassi Meony/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Clay soil is often seen as a massive headache for gardening ...