Not every garden soil is the same. While some soils feel heavy and compact, others slip easily through your fingers. The type of soil determines what thrives in the garden and how easy or ...

Sandy soil has its advantages. It drains well, is easy to dig in, and warms up faster in spring than clay soils. Choosing the right plants for sandy soil is important, though, since it doesn't hold on ...

You probably toss used coffee grounds without thinking — or pile them on plants and hope for magic. Coffee grounds can ...

SLUG STANDOFF: With wet weather comes a persistent garden pest that requires some creative control techniques. Photo by Chloe Lieberman Happy summer, lovely readers! After a fairly cool spring, we’ve ...

The synergistic treatment of sandy soil with biopolymer and plant fiber as a soil improvement technique offers both stable strength and sustainability. However, due to the hydrophilic nature of both ...

There is a difference between mulching and amending the soil. Mulching involves placing a material such as pine straw, leaves or pine bark on top of the soil. Amending the soil implies the ...

One of the challenges that new residents (and seasoned ones) trying to garden in Florida come across is how to grow things in our dry sandy soils. There is more to it than applying lots of water and ...

She had spent years turning compact, lifeless yard soil into something rich enough to grow heirloom tomatoes and delicate ...