It's well worth identifying your soil type – this one is clay – to ensure you plant accordingly, with species that will thrive - Omphoto / Alamy When it comes to soil, three things will influence what ...

Q: I cut back my roses last midwinter and they grew back just fine this summer. Later, all the leaves became discolored, blotchy yellow. Do you have any advice on how to correct this and prevent it ...

Do we need to better soil ourselves? Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates wrote about something dirty in his March 26, 2019, edition of his Gates Notes. It didn't focus on cow farts, as he began the ...

It can be hard to resist on a sunny spring day, but don’t start digging in the garden too soon. “You can prevent a lot of problems from compacted soil if you wait a while,” said Spencer Campbell, ...

Dr. Charles Allen Thomas, world-famed as a chemist but known to his neighbors as an amateur farmer, was annoyed by the farmland that he owned near Dayton, Ohio. Some parts of the same field yielded ...

Good garden soil contains 30% to 50% sand, 30% to 50% silt, 20% to 30% clay and 5% to 10% organic water. The bacteria, fungi and worms in the soil produce substances that act like glue, binding all ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Heather Wishart-Smith is a board director who covers innovation. Tractor Pennsylvania farm (Photo by: VW Pics/Universal Images ...

Last week, I talked to you about problems with the soil in your gardens. This week, I want to give you some suggestions on how to fix problem soil in your gardens. Many of you have raised beds in your ...

Q. I’m trying to grow annual vinca in Zone 5. I got some this year and planted in early June. They are in a spot that faces west and gets sun all afternoon. Just after planting we had a lot of rain.

Amanda DeLaPointe's house became uninhabitable because of subsiding soils. The West Fargo woman doesn't want others to face a similar ordeal.

Anna Krzywoszynska is an Associate Director of the University of Sheffield Institute for Sustainable Food. She is also a social science consultant to the Sustainable Soils Alliance. She had received ...