True gardeners rarely refer to soil as simply dirt. They understand the difference between the stuff you dig up in your back yard vs. the “black gold” that consists of compost, manure, … ...

So, the idea that black soil equals good soil is ingrained in people’s minds. As a result, some soil companies add products like fly ash to make their mixes look black.

Question: Is it OK to lay down sod now, or should we wait? I know temps are looking pretty mild for the foreseeable future here, but realize there’s always ...

The dirt on dirt Beth DuFault sticks a spade into a flower bed in her north Fargo backyard and lifts out a heavy shovelful of slick, black soil.

The Black Dirt is the onion — nice, bold, hardy New York onions, not those sweet ones from out West. Though not the king crop it once was, it is still the largest one grown here, with 150 ...

Granite gives a sandy loam and acidic soil. Dirt that is dark and black has a lot of old plants in it. The dark soils of southern Minnesota are some of the richest on Earth.

How to Turn Dirt Into Soil Simple steps for cultivating a revolution in your backyard. Spring 2019 The Dirt Issue. TABLE OF CONTENTS . ... It was 2001, and dozens of plants stood in black plastic pots ...

Eighty years ago, on April 14, 1935, an ominous wall of blowing sand and dust swept across the Great Plains. This day is known in history as Black Sunday. During the 1930s, the Dust Bowl days were ...