Gardeners deal with clay soil in two ways. The first is to amend the soil in an effort to deal with its drainage and compaction issues. This usually involves digging, shoveling in organic matter and ...

You know, clay is one of the most maligned substances in the garden. It can be your worst nightmare, as it is here, or it can be your best asset. It all depends how you treat it. Clay can be a sticky ...

They have ended many a gardener’s dreams. There is little more heartbreaking than watching plants shrivel and die, embedded in clay baked hard like concrete under parching summer sun. In winter it can ...