Want a good-looking, healthy garden? Get to know what's going on below. Recent drought, heavy rain and freezing cycles have taken a toll on soil as well as plants. Study a handful of soil from your ...

May is an active month for garden activities. Soil preparation is one of the primary tasks, whether in a container or the garden. Today’s column has a warning for applying the soil amendment hydrated ...

There are some misconceptions surrounding how we deal with soil when gardening, and I thought I’d discuss a few in this week’s column: to add, or not to use, gypsum; dealing with dense clay; and ...

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Knowing your soil pH (potential Hydrogen) before starting to improve your soil is vital, as clay soils can be acid or alkaline. pH will determine how you treat and manage your soil. The pH scale runs ...

To be a successful gardener, one needs to have a basic understanding of the soil which you are tending, as well the factors which affect the fertility, pH and quality of the soil. This is the case ...

To grow, plants must absorb nutrients from the soil. Not only must these nutrients be present in sufficient quantities, they must also be available for uptake by the plant. Nutrient availability is ...

Those of us interested in gardens and gardening are determined to have nice gardens no matter what. Although born and raised in Amarillo, after going away to college I didn’t return until about 40 ...

Clay soil can be difficult for gardeners to work with because it is slow-draining and compacts easily, causing plants to suffer from root rot and other fungal diseases. While some plants can thrive in ...