Gardeners put a lot of effort into their landscape, and adding mulch will help reap many benefits, said David Hillock, ...

Irrigation water high in bicarbonates can wreak havoc on crops, causing soil compaction, blocking plants’ nutrient uptake and eventually killing them. Identifying and treating bicarbonates isn’t easy, ...

If you're installing a new raised bed, simply filling it with some extra soil from around your yard may seem like a cheap and ...

I wrote a column for this Thursday’s print edition on the soggy start to the planting season. But, along with that, here’s an interesting article written by a crops educator with ...

After hundreds of years of development, Philadelphia has lost much of the organic matter, minerals, sand and clay that make up natural soil ... rural trees can live. Resisting compaction can ...