Soils aren't all alike. You'll be less discombobulated in garden stores if you know how garden soil differs from potting soil ...

Episode 3In this episode hear:soil scientist Dr Susan Orgil explain the science of soil healthhow the microbial and chemical processes in compost make it a powerful tool.Learn how compost ...

You know compost is ready to use when it's dark like dirt or topsoil ... Adding a small amount of garden soil or aged compost early in the process introduces beneficial microorganisms, speeding ...

They break down in the environment and add nutrients to the compost. Later, you can add the compost to turn regular dirt into the kind that plants grow best in. Now you can use what you have learned ...

The weather is warming up, flowers are starting to pop out of the ground and outdoor vegetable gardening time is here!

WARNING: It’s too early to plant your garden. You are still in planning mode. Recently, when I did the garden talk in Bellville, I made it clear that it is still very early to start turning the soil ...

Soil is important to each of us in our everyday lives, but too often we think about it as just dirt! Soil is the special ... help by feeding the soil with compost made up from old bits of dead ...

4. Building Soil: Soil for Containers and Pots Are you getting into container gardening? Then this module is for you. Leah goes over the benefits and drawbacks of growing crops in containers.

Food waste from the Triangle, turned into compost, is helping western North Carolina farmers rebuild soil lost to Hurricane ...

I have realized only recently that gardening is a science, not just a fun activity. There are so many science-based results ...

A gardener can add organic matter like manure, yard clippings, shredded leaves or compost. Over decades ... pH is definitely needed for good dirt. A soil analysis will also tell you how much ...