Growing a garden can take a toll on your soil, leading to nutrient deficiencies, soil compaction, erosion, and other problems. To avoid this, many gardeners till their beds or apply regular ...

Knowing how to add nitrogen to soil is one of the most important steps you can take to keep your garden healthy and thriving! It’s the edge you need to help give you high yields without using ...

Before you put your garden to bed, consider giving it a winter blanket—aka, a cover crop. Sowed in the fall, these cold-hardy plants work hard to improve soil throughout winter by decreasing ...

ST. LOUIS – As the air turns crisp and leaves start piling up, the sound of rakes and leaf blowers fill neighborhoods across the region. But this fall, experts say don’t be too quick to clean up.

Winter might seem like a quiet time for your garden, but it’s actually a great chance to improve your soil without a lot of effort. Even if the garden looks asleep, small steps taken now can set you ...