Most plants thrive in soils with a slightly acidic to neutral pH of around 6.0 to 7.0. If you’re struggling with overly acidic soil, knowing how to raise pH in soil closer to that neutral range will ...

Moss growing in your lawn signals several problems including poor, acidic soil, not enough sunlight, and too much moisture.

This perennial plant adds charm to front yards, backyard garden beds, container gardens, and more with its beautiful, oversized blooms. One way to ensure these plants keep performing is to maintain ...

Over time, garden soil loses vitality due to planting and weather, leading to nutrient depletion and compaction. Refreshing ...

Mr. D. shows how to correct soil pH, and Amy Dismukes discusses insect pest control. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, retired UT Extension agent Mike Dennison demonstrates how ...

One of the biggest factors affecting the health of plants in your garden is the pH of the soil, which is a measure of its acidity or alkalinity. A pH of 7.0 is neutral while that above 7.0 is alkaline ...

When I started gardening, I assumed you could put seeds in dirt, add water and watch them grow into plants. That uneducated approach produced haphazard results and few vegetables. Somehow, I missed ...

If you have been fertilizing your garden regularly for several years in a row, it’s possible your soil may need lime. Lime is a calcium-based soil amendment that farmers and gardeners use to raise ...

Discover simple ways to measure, manage and improve soil health for more resilient, profitable and sustainable farms.

Wood ashes can be a valuable resource for amending garden soil. Anyone using a fireplace or wood stove knows that a large amount of wood ashes can accumulate over a heating season. When applied under ...