Purdue and Sandia researchers uncover how common clay minerals can capture carbon dioxide directly from air, offering a low-cost climate solution.

If your yard turns into a pond after a storm, these solutions can help you manage the excess water and grow great grass.

But gardening has grown on me, and now I know not to use the word “dirt.” “We refer to it as soil, because dirt is a ...

There are some misconceptions surrounding how we deal with soil when gardening, and I thought I’d discuss a few in this week’s column: to add, or not to use, gypsum; dealing with dense clay ...

Article continues below Another user advised: "I would recommend adding some sand, the sand breaks up the clay soil. You need to add it in spring and autumn for a few years." Becky hit back saying ...

South of Spokane on the Palouse, we find the wind-blown Palouse loess, a fine-grained soil that supports the irrigation-free grain crops. Spokane’s South Hill has a lot of clay that has ...

What is 'no-till' gardening? Is it better for my garden than traditional digging and tilling every year or not? What are the advantages of this method and how can I start using it? This method of ...

So adopt a ‘less is more’ approach and in most situations, putting your spade aside will help preserve soil structure and protect beneficial organisms. Myth: Adding sand to clay soil improv ...

I was thinking this was because the soil in my yard is clay, but I tried adding a couple bags of sand and the same thing still happened. What should I do? A: You are right that potatoes do well in ...

Once you’ve tried to grow anything by just digging a hole in the ground, you’ll notice that the ground is probably full of clay or sand ... filled soil and want to break it up, adding perlite ...