It’s made up of tiny, tightly packed soil particles that hold onto water and nutrients. This density can be both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, even heavy clay soil is often rich in ...

Under the mistaken impression that gardening was about plants, for years I paid little attention to the soil -- this despite ... A particle of very fine clay, on the other hand, will take about ...

Clay soil can be difficult for gardeners to work with because it is slow-draining and compacts easily, causing plants to suffer from root rot and other fungal diseases. While some plants can ...

A month ago, when I started, the rocks make it impossible to use anything other than a hand spade ... toss the soil where I’ve already been. Now I’ve got a healthy pile of clay “chunks ...

Add as much organic material to your heavy clay soil as possible to help it return to its native state. Then you’ll have a better chance to grow healthy, lovely plants such as these SunPatiens.

Testing your soil can help you determine the level of organic matter to know what improvements need made for the future. (Submitted photo) Soils that contain a large amount of clay character have ...

I am doing some tree planting at home and wanted a recommendation on what to use to amend the soil that I fill the planting hole with to give the trees a good start. My garden has a heavy clay ...

making good soil better and lightening up clay soil. This method is suitable for both conventional gardens and raised beds. I have heavy clay soil in my garden. What can I do to improve this and ...

The topic of clay soil came up. Justine and I both battle it. She lost some lilacs, and my butterfly milkweed either didn't come up at all ... or struggled to do so. Clay soil isn't for every ...