LAST WEEK'S column provided a recipe for testing your garden soil's texture and discussed the management of sandy soils. This week, I'll focus on the management of clay, silt and loam soils and ...

Sandy loam? Loamy soil? There are many terms to describe the ground under your feet. Here's how to determine the composition ...

Legislation that failed once before was recently passed by Springfield and signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner that will allow the Fox Waterway Agency to secure a permanent home for dredged material to be ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - It's a simple equation: If you want to grow better plants, you first need to understand the soil. "The texture of a soil is its proportion of sand, silt and clay," said James Cassidy ...

Both extremes in soil have their advantages and shortcomings. These soils act the way they do mostly because of the size of the particles that make them up. Sand particles are relatively large (by ...

Dreaming of gardening? Me too! This year I am staying on top of everything, weeds, fungicides, insect control, transplanting and harvesting — that’s the plan anyway. Starting your garden with healthy ...