Gravel gardens are low-maintenance and water-wise, making them a popular choice. But it's important to plant perennials that ...

If you have clay soil in your garden, you know how challenging it can be to work with. Clay-based soils retain moisture well, meaning they can be slow draining and compact easily. When clay soils ...

Of the six main types of soil, clay soil is often considered one of the toughest to manage. While sandy, silt, loamy, peaty, and chalky soils have their own setbacks, clay is notorious for stunting ...

This column is written by the UC Master Gardeners of Yolo County each month. It provides answers to selected questions that recently came into the UC Master Gardener – Yolo County Help Desk. Question: ...

Is your garden struggling with clay soil that's harming your plants? In this video, we explore practical solutions to ...

Colder weather continues lingering in our area and will be around for at least two more weeks, according to several 30-day weather forecast sites! Spring could be near at hand, as a couple extended ...

Clay soil can be difficult for gardeners to work with because it is slow-draining and compacts easily, causing plants to suffer from root rot and other fungal diseases. While some plants can thrive in ...

Individual cloves that are split from golfball-sized bulbs are ideally planted in Pennsylvania in mid to late October.

Healthy soil is the heart of thriving gardens and homesteads. Knowing the complex makeup of soil and how to care for it, can ...

Last month’s relentlessly rainy and all-time-wettest May hammered home why well drained soil is so important to good plant growth. So much yard soil in southcentral Pennsylvania is either naturally ...

Another major part of the pot’s self-watering magic is its special porous clay material that allows moisture to pass through the exterior and directly to the plant’s root. The clay promises to remain ...