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If you want to be extra careful, test a small amount at home. Check for insects or signs of bugs before using it in your ...

Both extremes in soil have their advantages and shortcomings. These soils act the way they do mostly because of the size of the particles that make them up. Sand particles are relatively large (by ...

It’s time to talk about your soil, because soil is what gardening is all about. The plants are only icing on the cake. It was a light bulb moment for me when I asked my friend Patty, a geologist, ...

This lawn has been aerated to increase absorption of water, nutrients and air. Aeration is recommended every two years for most lawns. Getty Images/iStockphoto According to Bill Kostik, owner of San ...

US farmer Douglas Harford has more than doubled the organic matter content of his soil over his farming lifetime, and his son Chris plans to increase it still further to drive up productivity. “We get ...