Looking after your soil’s health is the most important task a gardener can have. Your soil is what feeds and waters your plants. Winter is a good time to start planning ways to improve your soil.

Across the world, fields and gardens are turning into lifeless crusts that repel water and resist roots. Yet the most ...

If your garden soil turns into a brick when it’s dry or a swamp when it’s wet, the plants aren’t being dramatic—the soil is.

Growing demand for eco-conscious turf care and soil management highlights a shift toward sustainable materials and ...

With insect farming projected to produce millions of tons of insects in the coming years, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment ...

Gardeners know that healthy soils lead to healthy plants. But how do we ensure our soils have what they need for optimal ...

After hundreds of years of development, Philadelphia has lost much of the organic matter, minerals, sand and clay that make up natural soil. Instead, underneath our feet is lots of "rubble, debris and ...