Learning how to improve clay soil for gardening will increase the health of your flowers and the yields of your crops. Transforming it into a thriving garden bed takes patience, but the results ...

This column is written by the UC Master Gardeners of Yolo County each month. It provides answers to selected questions that ...

Many factors go into choosing the correct container for your garden plants. These tips can help you choose the right one.

If you’re looking to start a garden with minimal labor and equipment and maximum output, keep reading to learn about the ...

Planting may also be difficult as spades frequently hit lumps of hard chalk or flint Clay soil - this is sticky to handle and can be easily rolled into a ball shape. It is naturally high in ...

A resource at Agricultural Analytical Services Lab at Penn State can be a good first step toward determining soil health.

South of Spokane on the Palouse, we find the wind-blown Palouse loess, a fine-grained soil that supports the irrigation-free grain crops. Spokane’s South Hill has a lot of clay that has ...

Carrots and parsnips grow best in light, sandy soil so if your soil is heavy clay, stony, chalky or doesn't drain particularly well, concentrate on the maincrop, short-root types which cope better ...

That is basic Gardening 101 ... Organic matter creates openings in soil with a high content of very fine clay particles that slow water from entering and moving through the soil (drainage).

Just plopping a plant in Nebraska’s clay dirt, especially in new ... She agrees with Williams that testing your soil is a good start to gardening season. “You would want that really nice ...

Since wet soil compacts easily — especially the clay soil so common in the Chicago region — don’t rush to start gardening in spring. “Hold off until most water from rain or snow has had a ...