Soil is the foundation for all gardens. Home gardeners have several options to improve poor soil. Here's a look at five: adding organic matter, using fertilizer, tilling, changing the pH and creating raised beds.
Q: I'd like to mix more sand into my soil to help break up the clay. If I collect sand from an ocean beach, should I be worried about too much salt in the sand and it impacting my soil? If I were to use the beach...
Mature cattle grazing in pastures with rapidly growing grass are sometimes afflicted with a disease called grass tetany. The cause is a lack of magnesium in the grass. Here's what to look for and how to treat it.