Ideal soil has about 25 percent air space, but when you compress wet, “spongy” soil by walking or running heavy mowers over it, oxygen is depleted and roots rot.

Most vegetable gardens need 1 to 2 inches of water weekly, best delivered in deep, thorough waterings a few times a week ...

With all the recent rain, how do I know when garden and landscape plants need water? With the heat, some leaves look wilted.

Raised beds are great in wet times. I have a wooden one I built using rough-sawn pine that is 16 inches tall. I filled it with a mixture of garden soil and compost I buy loose in bulk.

If you do add coffee grounds to potato plant soil, it's important to mix them in thoroughly, and to measure the pH of your ...

However, homeowners can carefully landscape around these problem items. When landscaping around a septic system you must take care to choose plants that grow well without interfering with the ...

Tilling soil that is too wet will destroy the soil structure. Use this quick test to determine the moisture content of your soil: Scoop up a handful of soil and make it into a ball. Squeeze it as ...

Soil, rainfall and climate ... And, when you garden around here, ... A really wet spring can leave those heavy clay soils super-saturated to a point that desert-loving plants essentially drown.