Every gardener wants the best soil for their garden. How do you know if your soil is "good"? What do you add to make it good? When you go to a plant nursery or the gardening section of a big box store ...

Having the right pH is definitely needed for good dirt. A soil analysis will also tell you how much lime is needed to add for each 1,000 square feet, what type of fertilizer (s) you need, how much and ...

As sure as the foundation is crucial for a solid home, the foundation for a successful garden is good soil. Dirt is the stuff under your fingernails and that which you sweep up after cleaning your ...

Soil consists of three components: sand, silt and clay. When they are in relatively equal percentages to one another, the soil is known as a loam. Courtesy Johnson County Extension It is no secret ...

When is soil more than just dirt? When you want to grow healthy plants in your yard and garden, the soil is as important a factor as are water and sunlight. You can improve your soil’s ability to ...

Soil is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, air, water, and organisms (living and dead) that regularly appear under the fingernails of all gardeners. Soil is a living, diverse, and complex ...

Got dirt? Want healthy soil instead? While some may use the terms dirt and soil interchangeably, they are not the same thing. Simply put, dirt is dead, while soil is vibrantly alive. Dirt is a ...

After hearing many stories and excuses of why plants aren't growing well in someone's yard, I deem that the type and condition of the soil is the No. 1 reason for these problems. It is not the soil's ...

More than anything else during this lockdown, I’ve missed restaurants. What wouldn’t I give right now to be sitting with friends in a cheerful bistro, nursing a glass of wine and looking over the ...