Clay soil can present several challenges to gardeners due to its density. One way to amend compacted clay soil is with a ...

A: Improving soils is difficult, but not impossible. Soils that contain a large amount of clay character have always been a challenge to gardeners. When it is wet, clay soil tends to be sticky and ...

I'm digging a hole to plant a new evergreen, and I've discovered that the soil is extremely heavy with clay. What could be added to the clay soil to make it conducive to good root growth? Is it good ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - At Akin’s Nursery in Shreveport, owner Jennifer McGimsey says one of the biggest challenges local gardeners face is right under their feet: Northwest Louisiana’s heavy clay soil.

Is there any way to break down clay soil? I would like to plant a garden and some fruit trees, but I can only dig down a couple of inches before I hit the clay soil. A: You're on the right track ...

Being a county Extension agent, I receive numerous questions throughout the year about improving soils. Many of the questions revolve around old wives tales and myths that have been told over many ...

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 ...

There are some misconceptions surrounding how we deal with soil when gardening, and I thought I’d discuss a few in this week’s column: to add, or not to use, gypsum; dealing with dense clay; and ...

A number of misconceptions surround how we prepare soils for planting. Sometimes the advice may sound reasonable, but it may really not provide the expected. I have often seen and heard ...