What Is No-Dig Gardening? While it might seem counter-intuitive to grow a garden without digging, take a moment to consider how forests and meadows grow in nature with no help from us. Leaf litter ...

Unless your soil is very dark and organic, you can always add compost or composted manure and turn it in. Then general rule is to add a total of 4 inches in depth over the area, but do it gradually.

Turn over a rich additive for your soil. Published: Sep. 24, 2008, 7:26 p.m. By . Bill Hlubik/For the Star-Ledger ...

Playing in the dirt isn’t just a summer-time activity for kids. It can be a great tool for youth to learn about the soil that ...

In episode 5 of Corn College TV the Associate Field Agronomist defines the difference between soil compaction and soil density. Dig Into Soil Density with Missy Bauer - AgWeb ...

Resist the urge to dig wet soil May 26, 2019 by University of Missouri Extension | Updated May 26, 2019 at 5:05 a.m.

Often, some digging and a couple of trips to the garden store is enough to get started. Even so, one thing holds true of both monumental and simple garden experiences: the soil continues to get ...

Wait to dig until soil has drained. Since wet soil compacts easily — especially the clay soil so common in the Chicago region — don’t rush to start gardening in spring.

Dave Wann faced a real challenge when he and his neighbors decided to start a vegetable garden. In the 1990s, they had bought a piece of land in Golden to build a cohousing community. The good news… ...