Maybe you’ve heard about soil amendments and have wondered what the term might mean for your garden. If you want to have lush flower beds or plenty of tomatoes and basil for caprese salad every night, ...

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.

As any avid gardener knows, having the right soil in your garden is one of the most important steps in achieving healthy plant growth. Unfortunately, homeowners with heavy clay soil in their yards ...

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 ...

Q: The soil in my community garden plot is heavy clay. A neighboring gardener suggested adding leaf mulch and sand to improve its texture. How much sand and leaves should I add to attain a plot that ...

Add as much organic material to your heavy clay soil as possible to help it return to its native state. Then you’ll have a better chance to grow healthy, lovely plants such as these SunPatiens. Adele ...

Gardening is not a topic we generally discuss, but today we wanted to cover it because we’re very excited about taking the first steps in growing our own organic food! We moved to our off grid ...

If you live on a property with clay soil, then you know how hard it is to grow a lush lawn. The compact structure of this soil type makes it difficult for roots to grow and robs grass of the oxygen, ...

What is 'no-till' gardening? Is it better for my garden than traditional digging and tilling every year or not? What are the advantages of this method and how can I start using it? This method of ...

There's a way you can have a significant impact on your tomato harvest before you even put a single plant in the ground. While many people focus on watering and sunlight, the condition of the soil is ...

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 ...