A quick-growing legume, crimson clover ( Trifolium incarnatum) excels at fixing nitrogen, while its root system helps break ...

Whether you're gardening a small space, or keeping a tight budget, soil amendments and fertilizers can get pricey. But there ...

Applying mulch at the right time in autumn is key if you want to see the most benefits in your garden. Mulch too late, and ...

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, ...

Discover the secrets to transforming light sandy garden soil into a thriving vegetable patch! In this video, we share practical tips and techniques to enrich and stabilize sandy soil, ensuring your ...

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

The use of biopolymers in soil improvement has attracted considerable attention and research in recent years. Replacing chemical stabilization agents like cement can reduce the overall carbon dioxide ...

Looking after your soil’s health is the most important task a gardener can have. Your soil is what feeds and waters your plants. Winter is a good time to start planning ways to improve your soil.

Sonny Strelow tried out no-till farming for his first time this year and bragged that his soybeans looked better than anyone ...

Healthy soil is an important part of growing plants that thrive. If your yard has poor soil quality, it can lead to root growth problems and plant establishment issues, including drowned roots and ...

Farmers weathering the highs and lows of improving soils along with yields Heavy winds this past week gave a constant reminder that, even with the April sunshine, the weather can still leave you ...

Hugelkultur, or mound gardening, takes the lasagna gardening method one step further with a bottom layer of logs, branches and ...