A $20 UMass Amherst soil test gives gardeners custom advice to improve soil, save money and help plants grow better.

Save money and time. A soil test tells you what you need instead of using unnecessary fertilizers. Significant amounts of essential nutrients are removed from the soil through plant growth, so ...

Learn how to improve your garden soil for new plants, whether you have clay or sandy soil, are using raised beds or other long-term methods.

How To Test Your Soil. Whether you're an avid gardener or just a beginner, understanding how to care for your soil is ...

The Department of Environmental Quality is weeks away from releasing reports outlining next steps, as five Durham parks remain at least partially closed nearly two years after soil testing revealed ...

A garden may appear to be perfect on the surface and still fail spectacularly underneath. That rich, dark soil might promise ...

One of the most common examples involves the use of manure. Gardeners frequently incorporate raw manure in the fall or ...

The Supreme Court will hear Trump's challenge to birthright citizenship, the first time it has taken a case on the topic in ...

Some gardens explode with life while others struggle, and the difference almost always starts underground. Soil holds secrets ...

The past couple of weeks I’ve written about bulk materials to improve your soil. This week I want to tell you about the macro- and microcomponents or nutrients that might need to be added to your soil ...