A person holds two overflowing handfuls of rich brown soil. - William Edge/Shutterstock We can all imagine what healthy soil looks like: Rich, crumbly, and dark brown, bursting with nutrients and ...

Healthy soil acts like a power source for every thriving garden, and small changes can trigger surprisingly fast improvements. Gardeners often focus on plants while the real transformation starts ...

Clay soil loves to test a gardener’s patience. One rainy week turns the yard into a sticky swamp, while a hot July afternoon ...

CORVALLIS – When you walk about your yard on a wet day, do your shoes stick in the mud? Could you make ceramic pots out of the soil in your garden? If the answers are yes to both, odds are you have ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Discover the trick to amending dense clay soil with landscape designer Leah Churner. What’s the trick to amend dense clay soil? Landscape designer Leah Churner explains how compost, leaf mold and ...

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Slow-draining clay soil makes life difficult for many plants. Not to worry! These plants for clay soil will survive and ...

Q: The soil in my community garden plot is heavy clay. A neighboring gardener suggested adding leaf mulch and sand to improve its texture. How much sand and leaves should I add to attain a plot that ...

We can all imagine what healthy soil looks like: Rich, crumbly, and dark brown, bursting with nutrients and ready to house your greenest veggies, most succulent fruits, and prettiest flowers. But ...