Maybe you’ve heard about soil amendments and have wondered what the term might mean for your garden. If you want to have lush flower beds or plenty of tomatoes and basil for caprese salad every night, ...

It's important to know that improving the soil in your garden does not have to be expensive. As a matter of fact, there are numerous different ways you can improve your soil that don't cost you a ...

As any avid gardener knows, having the right soil in your garden is one of the most important steps in achieving healthy plant growth. Unfortunately, homeowners with heavy clay soil in their yards ...

The conventional way that gardeners solve bad-soil trouble is by adding organic matter such as compost, leaves, grass clippings, and/or rotted manure – or bypassing in-ground planting altogether with ...

Fall is a great time to improve your soil for next year’s garden. Many of the resources needed are readily available and many are free at this time of the ...

Garden season is right around the corner. During this “in-between” time, a good project would be to work on improving our garden soils. If you have containers, you might want to assess the soil in ...

What is 'no-till' gardening? Is it better for my garden than traditional digging and tilling every year or not? What are the advantages of this method and how can I start using it? This method of ...

Question: Last year I purchased "topsoil" from a local company that contained a lot of clay. While I was not home, my dear husband added about 2 inches of this topsoil on top of my good soil in my ...

Gardening can be frustrating if you don't have the rich soil your plants need. Here is how to enrich poor soil. More Americans than ever before are gardening. The National Gardening Association ...