Soil - The Beginning of Any Good Garden
Good soil is 90% of the secret to a great garden. Testing, amending and feeding the soil should come before you even think about planting.
Soil Fertility and Growing Plants
Gardening starts with good soil. Good soil is basically soil that has the proper fertility to satisfy a growing plant's needs. What does that mean? Well, I'll tell you.
Gardening starts with good soil. Good soil is basically soil that has the proper fertility to satisfy a growing plant's needs. What does that mean? Well, I'll tell you.
Great Garden Soil: Why it Matters - Making it Great
Soil is often viewed as the boring part of gardening. While garden soil will never be glamourous or even as interesting as choosing plants, there is a whole world under our Wellingtons that literally and figuratively is the foundation for our gardens. New gardeners are cautioned to put money and effort into improving their soil before they even consider planting, but few appreciate this wisdom. Here's why you should.
Soil is often viewed as the boring part of gardening. While garden soil will never be glamourous or even as interesting as choosing plants, there is a whole world under our Wellingtons that literally and figuratively is the foundation for our gardens. New gardeners are cautioned to put money and effort into improving their soil before they even consider planting, but few appreciate this wisdom. Here's why you should.
Mulching to Control Weeds in the Garden
Stopping weeds before they grow is the best way to control weeds in the garden.
Stopping weeds before they grow is the best way to control weeds in the garden.
Compost - Black Gold for Your Garden Soil
Compost is often called black gold because of its value in improving garden soil. Compost, when used as a soil amendment, can transform almost any type of soil into good garden soil. Compost is inexpensive and easy to use too.
Compost is often called black gold because of its value in improving garden soil. Compost, when used as a soil amendment, can transform almost any type of soil into good garden soil. Compost is inexpensive and easy to use too.
Identify Your Soil Texture
A quick way to assess whether you have clay, sand or the good stuff.
A quick way to assess whether you have clay, sand or the good stuff.