The $20 Soil Fix That Can Rescue a Struggling Spring Garden

Plants do not fail quietly. They droop, yellow, stall out, and send a clear message that something below the surface needs ...

How to Fix Compacted Soil Without Renting Equipment

A shovel should slide into healthy soil with satisfying ease. When the blade bounces back like it just struck concrete, the ...
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The simple fix for better soils

Amy Ivy has clay-ey soil. Martha Foley's soil is sandy. Each kind can be a problem in a garden: clay is dense and stays wet. Sandy soil is porous... Apr 20, 2015 — Amy Ivy has clay-ey soil. Martha ...
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Gardening with Xpress: Tackling sandy soil and slugs

SLUG STANDOFF: With wet weather comes a persistent garden pest that requires some creative control techniques. Photo by Chloe Lieberman Happy summer, lovely readers! After a fairly cool spring, we’ve ...
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Garden Talk: Look at an actual soil test, and how to fix your soil

To have our best gardens, we need to know our soil. A soil test is the single best piece of information you can obtain for your garden. Here’s my soil test as an example, and what kind of ...
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Clay, silty or sandy? Testing your soil type is an essential part of becoming a good gardener

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Soil type affects how it retains water and nutrients.Photograph: iStock/Getty Images (Photograph: iStock/Getty Images) I often ...