The word "loam" has long confused gardeners, myself included. In rural areas I have often heard it used as a synonym for topsoil, sometimes pronounced "loom," as in "I can bring you a truckload of ...

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 ...

Most garden soils are either too sandy or too heavy with clay. If yours is the latter there's a kitchen pantry staple that can help break things up.

Not every gardener gets good dirt. In fact, the coveted sandy loam is uncommon in this area. Most of us get dirt with too much clay or too much sand -- and that creates a challenge when it comes to ...

Q: I really want to grow potatoes but I get poor yields and they always come out small and weirdly shaped. I was thinking this was because the soil in my yard is clay, but I tried adding a couple bags ...

The post What to Do in November for Rich, Loam Soil in Spring is by Katherine Rowe and appeared first on Epic Gardening, the best urban gardening, hydroponic gardening, and aquaponic gardening blog.

However, I was successful in growing an outstanding specimen of “Nelly Moser” clematis. And now to Tyler where we moved in 2013. We have loved living here and my favorite thing is the wonderful sandy ...

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<p>By now, you probably know what kind of soil you have out there in your “back 40.” If planting that rose bush brought up wads of gummy goo, you know to call it clay. If instead you scooped up gritty ...