Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo caption: This undated photo shows a shovelful of soil in New Paltz, N.Y. Good care, mostly by regularly adding plenty of ...

Not every gardener gets good dirt. In fact, the coveted sandy loam is uncommon in this area. Most of us get dirt with too much clay or too much sand -- and that creates a challenge when it comes to ...

Loamy soil is the holy grail, but all types can be improved by adding organic matter I often mention my veg patch’s clay soil in this column, and that’s because soil type affects what we grow and how.

Dreaming of gardening? Me too! This year I am staying on top of everything, weeds, fungicides, insect control, transplanting and harvesting — that’s the plan anyway. Starting your garden with healthy ...

You've probably read countless seed packets and planting guides that use words like "sandy," "clay," "loam," and "silt" to describe the ideal soil texture for what you're planting. But you might not ...

Both extremes in soil have their advantages and shortcomings. These soils act the way they do mostly because of the size of the particles that make them up. Sand particles are relatively large (by ...