Testing your soil can help you determine the level of organic matter to know what improvements need made for the future. (Submitted photo) Soils that contain a large amount of clay character have ...

Is your garden struggling with clay soil that's harming your plants? In this video, we explore practical solutions to ...

As any avid gardener knows, having the right soil in your garden is one of the most important steps in achieving healthy plant growth. Unfortunately, homeowners with heavy clay soil in their yards ...

What is 'no-till' gardening? Is it better for my garden than traditional digging and tilling every year or not? What are the advantages of this method and how can I start using it? This method of ...

When it comes to improving clay soil, sand is not the answer. “What do contractors make when they mix clay and sand? Concrete,” said Sacramento soil expert Steven Zien of Living Resources Co. “Adding ...

Dave Bosman levels a load of 3-way soil for a customer at Smit’s Compost at 9039 Guide Merdian in Lynden on April 22, 2011. Compost can help break up clay soil and give you a great garden. Philip A.

CORVALLIS – When you walk about your yard on a wet day, do your shoes stick in the mud? Could you make ceramic pots out of the soil in your garden? If the answers are yes to both, odds are you have ...

Discover why lawn aeration is crucial for a healthy yard. Learn how to identify if your lawn needs aeration, the benefits it ...

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 ...

You know you have clay soil if it sticks like glue to your shoes and garden tools when wet and forms rock-hard clods when dry. You are not alone; the soil in many areas of Marin is high in clay ...

Clay-heavy soil is common throughout the United States, and it poses some serious challenges for gardeners. Since many trees and other plants struggle with this type of medium, you may have assumed ...