Before you dig a garden, it's important to figure out what type of soil you have and then select plants (and amend your soil) accordingly.

What’s in a word? Well, if it’s the word dirt or soil, it turns out, it’s a lot. While most people, myself included, often ...

One 5-gallon bucket of dry wood ash is enough to cover 1,000 square feet of garden soil with a ¼-inch layer of ash, which ...

How can technology help map the soil (better), and what role can soil scans and scanners play in this? What is possible?

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Potting soil does not come cheap nowadays and if you have to fill a large raised bed, you will definitely notice the pinch. Using layers of different materials is cheaper and gives your plants more ...

Most tomato plants, except for patio tomatoes and miniature varieties, need at least 3 feet of horizontal growing space. And ...

Four in 10 soil samples in Gujarat and one ... rotating water-intensive crops with deep-rooted crops can help break compacted soil layers formed by the cultivation of water-intensive crops.

There are increased fire concerns April 17, especially in areas that have been particularly dry over the last seven to 14 days.

Given increasing food costs, cultivating a garden, especially a vegetable garden, is an excellent way to guarantee that your ...

Pine straw allows rain/irrigation to pass freely into the soil and provides for excellent air exchange between above and below the mulch layer. Pine straw also has an added advantage of ...