Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images If you have clay soil in your garden, you know how challenging it can be to work with. Clay-based soils retain ...

There are many different types of soil in our area, but clay seems to be more abundant than are others. On the one hand, clay soil is heavy, hard to work unless the moisture level is just right, and ...

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MANY of you will have heat mats, propagation sets and windowsills heaving with seedlings ready to pot on. But if you’re more ...

Now is a good time to plant carrots. Carrots thrive in cool weather and can be planted before the final frost of spring. Early planting leads to sweeter, crisper harvests. If you have a light, fluffy ...

Does your shovel hit stones every time you try to dig? You need our list of the top plants for rocky soil.

I was chatting with Justine, our Kare Saturday show producer, about the lilacs she planted last year. The topic of clay soil came up. Justine and I both battle it ...

Colder weather continues lingering in our area and will be around for at least two more weeks, according to several 30-day weather forecast sites! Spring could be near at hand, as a couple extended ...

Both plants attract pollinators, and salvia benefits zinnias by deterring aphids, whiteflies, and other common garden pests.

Discover the trick to amending dense clay soil with landscape designer Leah Churner. What’s the trick to amend dense clay soil? Landscape designer Leah Churner explains how compost, leaf mold and ...

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