You can buy the best grass seed, but if you scatter it over poor soil, you've wasted your money. Guarantee a successful lawn ...

A garden trowel filled with old potting soil sitting in a bag. - Kate La Carte/Shutterstock Got divots, holes, or bare spots in your lawn, and some old potting soil lying around? Problem, meet ...

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 ...

Cool-season grasses — bluegrass, fescue and ryegrass — are best seeded in early September. Seeds germinate and grow rapidly in the warm soil, and fall-seeded lawns have an opportunity to establish, ...

Are you struggling to produce the best crops in your fields, the best vegetables in your garden or even the nicest yard in the neighborhood? Or even just curious what the nutrients were in your soil?

This release is available in Spanish. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists in West Virginia are finding ways to improve soil on degraded land so it can be used for sports fields and other ...

If you are having trouble with your lawn or garden, consider getting a soil test. With the University of Tennessee's Soil, Plant and Pest Center at the Ellington Agriculture Center in Nashville, ...

April is almost here and temperatures are starting to increase. Warm season turf grasses (St. Augustine, Bermuda, Zoysia, etc.) will be starting to green up. I get questions from people asking, what ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Soil accounts for almost 10% of the Earth’s surface, and yet for most people, when it comes to gardening and plant care, it remains a mystery. We ...

Plants like rhododendrons and azaleas that prefer acidic soil conditions can benefit from an application of granular sulfur to the soil in fall. Using sulfur is the best way to reduce the soil pH.