For iced tea, the question is “sweet or unsweet?” For garden soil, it’s “alkaline or acid?” The answer can make a big difference in the health and growth of your plants, according to Sharon Yiesla, ...

Soil pH is a measure of soil acidity or alkalinity. On the pH scale, a value of 7.0 is neutral, pH values less than 7.0 are acidic, and pH values greater than 7.0 are alkaline. Homeowners and ...

Soil is only as good as its pH level. If your soil is too acidic or too alkaline, it will prevent your garden and lawn from ...

When we are having problems with our lawns or plants, the first thing that comes to mind is often that they are caused by a pest or disease. We often overlook that it could be a problem with the soil.

Applying lime when lime is not needed may have disastrous results in your garden, landscape and lawn. Determining soil pH is important in gardening. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14, with 7 being ...

Dream of heading out into the garden for a handful of fresh berries? Blueberry success relies on getting the right amendments ...

Fall testing is ideal because it gives you plenty of time to get results back from the lab and to begin improving your soil ...

Find out which of your garden and house plants love lemon peel fertilizer and the easy ways you can make batches of it at ...

Epsom salt has a lot of uses around the home and garden, and you may think it can help increase your soil's acidity if the pH ...

Sheriden Hansen of USU Extension is here to teach us about growing blueberries in Utah. If you asked most gardeners in Utah about growing blueberries here, they'd tell you it's not easy. Blueberries ...

Q: I want to grow blueberries, lots of blueberries. My friends have told me that these are easy to grow and all I have to do is plant the little shrubs and stand back and harvest berries the next year ...