Loam soil is often mentioned as best for plants. But what is loam soil exactly? Growing healthy plants starts with great soil, and loamy earth is about as good as it gets. But what is loam soil ...

Kate Turner, Gardening Guru for Miracle-Gro, explains, ‘Topsoil is a loam-based material (loam is the ideal soil structure) ...

they found the weather and local geology had combined this organic mulch with sand and silt to form a nutrient-rich type of soil called loam. It gave Iowa one of the most fertile soils on the ...

By Bruce Spangenberg Soils are the foundation of gardens and landscapes, featuring characteristics that vary among locations ...

I have had questions about growing blueberries from folks who have already bought blueberry bushes and planted them. Ooops! These bushes require careful planning. Here’s why.

It seems that gardeners brag about their flowers, their big tomatoes and their beautiful trees but one of the things they don’t seem to brag about is their dirt. Good dirt should be the envy ...