We'll also teach you how to amend the soil you have so you can grow the plants you want. Depending on where you live, you're ...

The relative proportions of all these, along with pH, determine soil type. The pH of a soil refers to its acidity or alkalinity and is a vital factor in plant growth. It's easy to measure and is ...

When European-American settlers first began ploughing in Iowa, they found the weather and local geology had combined this organic mulch with sand and silt to form a nutrient-rich type of soil ...

For those deciding where to start their garden or orchard, Penn State Extension is offering a webinar, “Living on a Few Acres: Soil Fertility and Garden Layout,” ...

Over six decades, the Institute of Agricultural ... IARRP adopted a core research strategy known as the ‘3+3+1’ system: three soil types, three regional research stations and one digital ...