Watering your grass involves a little more than monitoring the weather and following a schedule. Knowing your soil type is ...

If you have more sand, your soil is a sandy loam. Too much clay and sand and it’s a sandy clay. We’re going to do a canning jar test to see how much clay, silt and sand there is in my soil.

You can have your soil tested at a soil laboratory, but you can do some testing yourself. Take some soil in your hand and rub it between your fingers. If it feels gritty, it has a high sand ...

Testing can show whether your soil is out of balance with too much acid or alkaline. Adding limestone to raise pH or sulfur ...

Site dimension: Make the rain garden about 60% of the drainage area. If amending the area reduce the size to between 20 to 30%. Garden depth: A suggested depth of 4 to 6-inches is typical for clay ...

Most gardeners know that successful results depend on many factors, but good soil is the real key. Here's how to test and improve your soil.

Think last year’s garden soil is good enough? Think again. Whether you have overly sandy or clay soil, one of the best ways to improve it is to add a soil amendment ...

Homes & Gardens Adding sand to clay soil could make drainage issue worse: Ask an expert Published: Feb. 06, 2021, 7:45 a.m.

As many of you may already know, our soil in Southeast Texas, or more specifically in Jefferson and Orange County, is not optimum for most plants and can be difficult to cultivate. Clay soil is a ...

Clay soil is hard to work, but this inexpensive kitchen ingredient helps improve the structure of clay soil and make it more ...