Small changes in pH reflect significant shifts in acidity or alkalinity due to the exponential nature of the scale.

Before you dig a garden, it's important to figure out what type of soil you have and then select plants (and amend your soil) ...

Nitrogen is the primary nutrient requiring regular replenishment, as growing plants actively absorb and deplete it.

Precise information about agricultural soils is key to managing them more efficiently and sustainably. Researchers at the ...

CEC is the ability of soil to hold and exchange cations (positively charged nutrients). Higher CEC means better nutrient ...

Soils aren't all alike. You'll be less discombobulated in garden stores if you know how garden soil differs from potting soil ...

Unlike some other mulches, pine needles mesh together and hold together during hard rains, heavy winds and even on landscapes ...

Soil testing is an essential tool for measuring soil fertility. Representative soil samples that have been properly collected ...

The University of Glasgow has created a pH sensor for soil testing that can be composted at the end of its life. It is an ...

Just as gardeners are getting antsy about getting the summer gardens going, it is also the time of the year when some people ...

In honor of April Fools' Day, let's take a look at some foolish advice gardeners sometimes get and give about garden soil. No ...