As any avid gardener knows, having the right soil in your garden is one of the most important steps in achieving healthy plant growth. Unfortunately, homeowners with heavy clay soil in their yards ...

Does your garden have plants that don't look their best? Then, you may have a serious issue. First, you need to do is assess the area and nearby plants. If you don't see pests, rot, sun damage, or ...

MANNING, N.D. - The earth is alive. Well, at least the soil is-densely flush with myriads of incredibly tiny organisms, microbes and fungi and everything inbetween, a complex web of interconnected ...

Walk through Iowa today and you'll see endless cornfields stretching to the horizon. What you won't see is what's ...

If your garden plants are flopping instead of flourishing, the problem could well be your soil. Many enthusiastic amateur gardeners believe that any soil problems can be fixed by adding organic matter ...

Do we need to better soil ourselves? Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates wrote about something dirty in his March 26, 2019, edition of his Gates Notes. It didn't focus on cow farts, as he began the ...

FARGO - Widespread flooding, which made the 2011 growing season challenging for many North Dakota producers, continues to pose problems this spring. One issue is managing these flooded soils now that ...

Garden centers love to whisper sweet promises about miracle mixes and premium powders, but your vegetable patch doesn’t always fall for the hype. Some vegetables actually perform better when you stop ...

Amherst Supervisor Susan J. Grelick said Thursday that unstable soils affecting at least 500 town residents are part of a regional problem that needs a regional solution. She called a news conference ...

In all my years of plant-related traveling and lecturing across the country and overseas, I’ve seen a lot of gardens and met a lot of gardeners. And while all of us have our own particular regional ...