When it comes to giving your plants their best chance to thrive, there are a lot of ways to both improve soil quality and provide essential nutrients.

Fall is a great time to improve your soil for next year’s garden. Many of the resources needed are readily available and many ...

Making sure the soil in your raised beds drains well when you are growing plants is of prime importance. When you build a raised bed, the position and materials will be uppermost in your mind, but ...

The conventional way that gardeners solve bad-soil trouble is by adding organic matter such as compost, leaves, grass clippings, and/or rotted manure – or bypassing in-ground planting altogether with ...

PARK RIVER, N.D. — Fields with soil salinity, sodicity and high magnesium levels require management before they can be productive, said Naeem Kalwar, North Dakota State University Extension soils ...

A quick-growing legume, crimson clover ( Trifolium incarnatum) excels at fixing nitrogen, while its root system helps break up compact soil. Both drought- and shade-tolerant, it can survive in ...

Melon pits make growing nutrient-hungry plants like melons and squash easier by enriching soil with buried food scraps and yard waste. This space-saving planting method reduces the need for watering ...