<p>By now, you probably know what kind of soil you have out there in your “back 40.” If planting that rose bush brought up wads of gummy goo, you know to call it clay. If instead you scooped up gritty ...

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Good gardens start from the ground up, but to be a good soil steward you have to understand some basic terminology. A few important terms associated with soil: Soil TEXTURE describes nothing more than ...

It happens outside your window every time it rains: The soil gets wet and may form sticky mud. Then it dries. Later it might rain again. Each wetting and rewetting affects the structure and stability ...

Petra Marschner receives funding from Australian Research Council. As the weather warms and days lengthen, your attention may be turning to that forgotten patch of your backyard. This week we’ve asked ...

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 ...