We'll also teach you how to amend the soil you have so you can grow the plants you want. Depending on where you live, you're likely to have one of six different types of soil: loam, clay ...

Before you dig a garden, it's important to figure out what type of soil you have and then select plants (and amend your soil) ...

When European-American settlers first began ploughing in Iowa, they found the weather and local geology had combined this organic mulch with sand and silt to form a nutrient-rich type of soil ...

Over six decades, the Institute of Agricultural ... IARRP adopted a core research strategy known as the ‘3+3+1’ system: three soil types, three regional research stations and one digital ...

The relative proportions of all these, along with pH, determine soil type. The pH of a soil refers to its acidity or alkalinity and is a vital factor in plant growth. It's easy to measure and is ...