When a rainstorm finally comes after long periods of drought, you celebrate that your plants' roots finally have moisture. Dig down an inch or so, and the soil is still bone dry. How can that be, and ...

Join Mark from Self Sufficient Me as he takes you on a tour of his raised garden beds. Discover how he transformed sandy, dry ...

CORVALLIS – Adding organic matter is the best way to improve nearly all kinds of soils. If you’re unsure if your soil needs amendments, take note if it dries and cracks in summer, drains slowly or is ...

One of the challenges that new residents (and seasoned ones) trying to garden in Florida come across is how to grow things in our dry sandy soils. There is more to it than applying lots of water and ...

Warm, workable soil is key to a successful spring garden. Use these simple tests to know when conditions are right to plant ...