The fall is the perfect time to prepare for a beautiful spring garden. Here's one thing that you can add to your soil to ...

The right amount of calcium in the soil can help plants grow healthy and strong. Test your soil first to determine how much ...

True to its name, seed starting mix is the best option for starting seeds. The mix of perlite, vermiculite, and sphagnum peat moss create a sterile, disease-free environment that provides the optimal ...

Most plants thrive in soils with a slightly acidic to neutral pH of around 6.0 to 7.0. If you’re struggling with overly acidic soil, knowing how to raise pH in soil closer to that neutral range will ...

A black metal shovel is partially covered by soil. - rsooll/Shutterstock I know someone who said the main reason she doesn't enjoy gardening is because she "doesn't like to get dirty." Well, friends, ...

Enhanced rock weathering is a method that uses crushed volcanic rock to improve soil health. Ann Leslie Davis is a freelance science writer and recently covered the issue for Modern Farmer. We hear ...

Monstera is an easy houseplant for beginners since it needs indirect light and infrequent watering. Here's how to make sure ...

Since I am always talking about taking soil test, my latest article about how to take a soil test might be of some help. I like to compare a soil test for a gardener to a blood test for a doctor. When ...

Few people are gloomier, professionally and perennially, than the men who run the U.S. Soil Conservation Service. Guests at Princeton’s Bicentennial Conference on Engineering and Human Affairs last ...

Prolonged droughts followed by sudden bursts of rainfall -- how do desert soil bacteria manage to survive such harsh conditions? This long-debated question has now been answered by microbiologists.

Find out how to raise pH in soil for plants that need less acidic conditions. Most plants thrive in soils with a slightly acidic to neutral pH of around 6.0 to 7.0. If you’re struggling with overly ...