This week's column is all about soil and the best ways to make gardening easier without accidentally creating concrete.

As most home gardeners’ thoughts begin to turn to spring planting during these cold winter days, there are a few things we ...

Planting grass seed is a task on the list for many homeowners each year. Even if your lawn is full and lush, often a bit of reseeding is needed occasionally to fill in bare spots. Most often, grass ...

Start planting cool-season vegetables between March 10-20 in north Missouri, then you can start eating fresh vegetables ...

Good organic amendments for garden soils include wood byproducts such as sawdust and bark mulch, rotted manure, grass or ...

About 45% of U.S. corn production acres and 36% of the soybean ground are dry. The western Corn Belt needs moisture, in ...

According to Domenghini, the soil sample can be submitted to your local K-State Research and Extension office to have tests done at the K-State soil testing laboratory for a fee.

Is wood best to build a raised garden? Metal? Stone? Here is everything you need to know about making your own raised garden.

Days are getting milder in Western Washington, but the nights and the soil are too cold and damp for most planting.

It’s not too early to think about spring planting. The Niagara County Soil & Water Conservation District is taking orders for its annual tree and perennial seedling sale until Feb. 28. The sale is an ...

There may be a lot of snow on the ground, but spring is still on its way, and the gardeners are itching to make plans for ...

Keep the transplanted hydrangeas outdoors in the shade and water daily, depending on weather and moisture retention. Roethling recommends keeping them in the gallon pots until the following spring ...