Potting soil can last a long time if you store it the right way. We share simple tips on how to keep potting soil healthy.

Compost and wood chips make an excellent team when it comes to creating a potting mix. Compost adds essential nutrients and enhances soil fertility, while wood chips work like perlite or vermiculite, ...

To combat possible pests in homemade potting mixes, Nieusma recommends applying a neem soil drench using cold-pressed organic neem before planting your seedlings.

Throughout human history, our relationship with the soil has affected our ability to cultivate crops and influenced the success of civilizations. This relationship between humans, the earth, and ...

Phylogenetic surveys of soil ecosystems have shown that the number of prokaryotic species found in a single sample exceeds that of known cultured prokaryotes. Soil metagenomics, which comprises ...

With all the rainfall, trees and shrubs have had substantial growth. But this lush growth is also appealing to wildlife in the neighborhood.

We spoke with experts about how to build an herb garden and found the best soils, fertilizers, pruning shears, pots and more to get you started.