Few homes here come with gardens full of that rich, crumbly dark soil that is a gardener’s dream when it comes to growing ...

Care requirements: Full sun to partial shade; well-drained to heavy clay soils ...

Learning how to improve clay soil for gardening will increase the health of your flowers and the yields of your crops. Thankfully, it's not as difficult as it first appears – there are short ...

We'll also teach you how to amend the soil you have so you can grow the plants you want. Depending on where you live, you're ...

Of all the things I have learned in the 50-plus years gardening — or trying to garden — in our red clay on East Blythe Street in Paris, three stand ...

Episode 3In this episode hear:soil scientist Dr Susan Orgil explain the science of soil healthhow the microbial and chemical ...

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 ...

For example, soil texture — the relative proportions of sand, silt, and clay particles that make up a particular soil — or the mineralogy of those soil particles can have a significant impact ...

Sandy soil is pale coloured and has large particles. These create lots of small air gaps. Water drains through them easily so it usually feels dry. Clay soil is usually sticky and has small particles.

I would like to improve the heavy clay soil in my vegetable garden. A friend suggested that I rototill several inches of sand to improve the drainage. Is that a good way to improve clay soil ...

In alignment with the visionary leadership of the United Arab Emirates under the national initiative "Year of Community," the ...