From our first-hand experience, learn how soil amendments work and which ones are right (and wrong) for your yard and garden.

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 ...

For clay soil, organic additions improve ... vermiculite and sand. While manure can be a good source of carbon to add to your soil, it can take years to break down. It is not recommended that ...

Also, plant roots will have difficulty penetrating through such a dense soil. It might seem reasonable that adding sand to clay soil might provide a more suitable workable soil. However ...

No. Adding sand or gravel to heavy clay soil can reduce drainage and aeration. Gypsum and other so-called “soil looseners” just turn your soil into a paste. And any snake oil liquid that ...

Q: I want to grow carrots, but my soil is dense clay. All the sources I read say carrots prefer a sandy loam. How much sand should I add to get it to be the right texture? A: This is a question we ...

Don’t even think of attempting to change soil texture by adding sand to clay soil. You will end up with bad cement. Moisture retention is both an advantage and disadvantage of clay soils.