Of the more than 20,000 bee species in the world, 70% nest in the ground. And like many of their counterparts that nest above ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Spring means it's time for gardeners to think about seedlings, those little baby plants all ready to get plunked into the ground ... The tool pushes out the packed soil blocks into neat rows ...

lay them out on a tray, then plant into them. It works much like growing seeds in a plastic seed tray, without the tray. Using less plastic is only one benefit—the real reason people love soil ...

What’s in a word? Well, if it’s the word dirt or soil, it turns out, it’s a lot. While most people, myself included, often ...

“The healthiness of soil has a direct correlation to how water infiltrates ... You’re no longer tilling that ground and letting carbon out of the ground and evaporate into the air. It’s always covered ...

Before you start digging, it is important to ensure the ground is warm enough to support your new flowers and vegetables. Soil temperatures in southern Iowa ranged from 42 degrees to as high as 48 ...