Soil is the basis of all gardening. Growing healthy plants always starts with good soil for strong root development. All soils are not created equal. They have different components, and success ...

Every gardener wants the best soil for their garden. How do you know if your soil is "good"? What do you add to make it good? When you go to a plant nursery or the gardening section of a big box store ...

FARGO -- I'm sure my grandparents never heard of Miracle-Gro. To them, "miracle grow" meant their gardens survived the drought and grasshoppers of the 1930s and yielded enough food to store through ...

Got dirt? Want healthy soil instead? While some may use the terms dirt and soil interchangeably, they are not the same thing. Simply put, dirt is dead, while soil is vibrantly alive. Dirt is a ...

We see and hear the phrase “Use a good quality potting mix” all the time when we are getting ready to plant houseplants, deck containers or starting seeds. But what the heck is potting mix and why ...

It’s interesting to see where water washes and erodes the top layers of soil, and to witness where wind and rain erode good soil. In many housing developments, these top layers of good soil no longer ...

Soil is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, air, water, and organisms (living and dead) that regularly appear under the fingernails of all gardeners. Soil is a living, diverse, and complex ...

Vermiculite – made from magnesium silicates – holds water and is an additive that can make your soil better. Good soil is the key to great gardens but what can you do if don’t have it? Local and ...

Last year was my first attempt at gardening. I did everything I thought I needed to do. Sadly, my vegetables did not do well, and the perennial flowers limped and have not returned this year. Could my ...