Clay soil is often misunderstood as bad, which is perfectly reasonable when you see waterlogged patches all across the yard. However, although it's heavy and difficult to work with, clay soil can be ...

A: Improving soils is difficult, but not impossible. Soils that contain a large amount of clay character have always been a challenge to gardeners. When it is wet, clay soil tends to be sticky and ...

I'm digging a hole to plant a new evergreen, and I've discovered that the soil is extremely heavy with clay. What could be added to the clay soil to make it conducive to good root growth? Is it good ...

There are some misconceptions surrounding how we deal with soil when gardening, and I thought I’d discuss a few in this week’s column: to add, or not to use, gypsum; dealing with dense clay; and ...

Clay is the Jekyll and Hyde of soils. It constitutes some of our most fertile agricultural soils, but even these turn rock-hard when dry. Tiny particles pack down so tightly that the ground virtually ...

A number of misconceptions surround how we prepare soils for planting. Sometimes the advice may sound reasonable, but it may really not provide the expected. I have often seen and heard ...