How do you choose bagged soil at the nursery? Topsoil is the outermost layer of soil covering the Earth. An average soil sample has 45% minerals, 25% water, 25% air and 5% organic matter. The soil … ...

I had the opportunity this week to listen to a webinar from the Mulch & Soil Council. (No, until now I didn’t know there was such an organization, either!) In a fascinating program, they … ...

A. Quality topsoil and finished compost should not have any strong odors. Use the smell test when buying bagged topsoil or compost. Bagged soil that has an ammonia odor may have manure or sewage ...

This is the time of year when many gardeners think about buying topsoil for a variety of reasons. In some cases, their own soil is very shallow with bedrock outcrops on the surface or just a few ...

• With containers, regardless of size, always use a soil-less potting mix. Not bagged potting soil. Not bagged topsoil. Nor bagged tomato soil. If the bag is heavy, you have the wrong stuff ...

To confuse matters even more, the terms topsoil and loam are often used interchangeably... Here's the dirt on purchasing topsoil News Times Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

The other greens in your bagged lettuce: Frogs, snakes and lizards. You probably don’t want to know what’s in your salad kit or green beans, but these researchers want to tell you.