Most garden plants grow best in a moist but well-drained soil. Both too little and too much water can be detrimental or even deadly to many plants. Wet garden soil can cause root rot that quickly ...

'When thinking about ground cover plants for wet soil, I always like to suggest native green options,' says Bert Bast, garden expert and owner of Bast Brothers Garden Center. 'Some of my favorite ...

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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.

If worked too wet, heavy soil becomes hard and will not handle well for the entire season. If a handful of the soil can be pressed into a ball, work in the garden should be delayed.

Recent rains ease weed pulling, but gardeners should avoid trampling wet soil to prevent damaging its structure. To stream 9NEWS on your phone, you need the 9NEWS app. Download the 9NEWS app ...

Another easy way to amend garden soils is to plant a green manure cover crop. An excellent winter cover crop for Western Oregon is crimson clover. Plant 12 pounds of seed per 1,000 square feet.

Wet or smelly compost: ... It can be used to enrich garden soil, fertilize potted plants, improve lawn health and even as mulch. For gardens, mix one part compost with two parts soil for planting.