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 ...

A: Improving soils is difficult, but not impossible. Soils that contain a large amount of clay character have always been a challenge to gardeners. When it is wet, clay soil tends to be sticky and ...

We’re well into winter and that means spring and the gardening season is on the horizon. If you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University ...

I was chatting with Justine, our Kare Saturday show producer, about the lilacs she planted last year. The topic of clay soil came up. Justine and I both battle it ...

SALISBURY — Many people, when they move to the Piedmont, are bamboozled by our red dirt. My soil science professor is screaming at me right now from Colorado that it is not dirt, it’s SOIL. OK so red ...

There are many blooming plants that don't grow well in clay soil, which can limit the growing options for some gardeners. That doesn't mean that there are no alternatives, though. In fact, there are ...

Good garden soil contains 30% to 50% sand, 30% to 50% silt, 20% to 30% clay and 5% to 10% organic water. The bacteria, fungi and worms in the soil produce substances that act like glue, binding all ...

31.9910% OFF$28.79 at Amazon Here’s how the My Soil test kit works: Dig up some soil from the area you want to plant, and send it off for a professional laboratory test. The kit provides all you need, ...