Collecting the soil sample is an important step in the process. Using a shovel or trowel, collect soil samples from various places in your garden, lawn or field. For raised beds or in a high tunnel, ...
Is your lawn struggling due to unknown soil issues? A soil test kit can identify nutrient deficiencies, pH imbalances, and other factors affecting your grass’s health. Knowing how to use a soil test ...
The healing properties of many plants are renowned when it comes to our mental and physical wellbeing, but did you know that soil has benefits too? Yes, the humble bedrock of our yards isn’t only good ...
Soil testing can provide information about how to enhance the beauty and productivity of a lawn, landscape planting, or vegetable garden. Whether your goal is a plush, green lawn or a large harvest of ...
To grow healthy plants, optimize the soil by testing its pH level and nutrient content with a soil testing kit every three to five years, and adjust them for your soil type. Some plants need more ...
Cultivating the soil by digging is fundamental to good gardening. Learn the difference between single and double digging and when the no dig method works. Digging the soil is essential for good ...
If your lawn is squelchy to walk on or turns into a lake every time it rains, you’ll have difficulty maintaining good quality, healthy turf. A sticky, glue-like layer of puddled soil may form near the ...
In most gardens, a hard-wearing family lawn mixture, containing rye grass, would be suitable. Prepare the soil by skimming off any old grass, removing large stones and weeds, and then roughly ...
The nutrients in your soil feed your plants and can determine whether you have a healthy lawn, flourishing trees or a bumper crop of zucchini. Before starting any yard or garden project, we recommend ...
Put plainly, a lawn aerator is a device that pokes holes in a lawn’s surface so the ground can breathe. It works by coring ...
We discuss the main causes of compacted soil so you can identify them easily and avoid further damage to your lawn and garden. Compaction happens when a force presses the soil particles together, ...