Knowing how to add nitrogen to soil is one of the most important steps you can take to keep your garden healthy and thriving!

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Understanding the texture of your garden soil is crucial for successful planting and gardening. Soil texture affects water retention, drainage, aeration, and nutrient ...

From our first-hand experience, learn how soil amendments work and which ones are right (and wrong) for your yard and garden.

Have you ever watered your garden and noticed the water takes a long time to drain or percolate through the soil? You might want to investigate your soil texture. Anthony Simerlink is a University ...

and incorporating in large amounts of compost or compostable goods like leaves or chips will help create soil that has the right texture and composition. Compost invites worms, which will eat ...

Humus is the finished product of compost—organic matter rich in microbes and nutrients. It can absorb four to five times more ...

This writer clearly remembers standing in the corn fields of central Minnesota when I was a child, marveling at all the worms ...

The amount of lime to apply to correct a soil acidity problem is affected by a number of factors, including soil pH, texture (amount of sand, silt and clay), structure, and amount of organic matter.

Sifting “cleans” the soil, removing large organic objects such as rocks and debris like broken glass. The process improves the texture of the soil, loosening it to allow for better water and ...

To add texture, grasses are important ... If you are adding height, a boulder can help anchor the soil. Savoie said nothing jumps out at him as being wrong with the Krohn’s berm.