The soil you have can say a lot about the health of your plants — especially if you're looking at compaction. This is when the soil is pressed down so tightly that it closes the gaps between soil ...

Silt particles make a soil feel silky. The ideal soil is not one that is predominantly sand, silt, or clay, but one that has all these particles in amounts that let each express itself.

Willows are a popular landscaping tree that adds beauty and elegance to your garden. They are also one of the best trees for ...

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 ...

Try the same activity using different types of soil: clay, loam, sandy, silty, potting soil, compost, etcetera, but put a screen on top of the cup to keep organic matter from floating out as you ...

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. To study the influence of coal mining on the porosity of shallow sandy loam under conditions of shallow seam mining in thick, loose layers ...

Sadie and Sandy, the fiberglass camels that reside on the prehistorically formed expanse of The Desert of Maine. FREEPORT, Maine — I lived in Maine for much of my childhood.