Of the tests to do before planting in your garden, a drainage test is among the best (and easiest). Try this quick drainage ...

A: For a true percolation test, often done during construction or installation of a septic system, a hole approximately 1 foot in width and depth is dug. Once filled with water, if it drains at a rate ...

QUINCY — With all the rain we have received this spring, you may have noticed some areas in your lawn or fields where water ponds. The rate at which water moves through the soil profile is influenced ...

Soil quality is a major component of growing healthy food plots, as well as other things, such as gardens and yards. There are many different soil test kits available for everyone from the one-plot ...

CROWN POINT — The small group huddled around a metal circle and watched as water slowly soaked into the exposed soil. "Twelve minutes and 29 seconds," Rebecca Koetz said as she stopped the timer. The ...

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