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Going into the bagged soil aisle at a greenhouse gives us almost as many choices as the cereal aisle at the grocery store. Each bag of soil mix can have a place in one of your gardening projects.

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Looking for some inexpensive large planter ideas? Here are a few easy bag gardening ideas to try out in your lawn this summer. You can get started on bag gardening in no time with this ...

Becoming a home gardener with raised beds is like being the chef of your own backyard buffet, and using the right soil (and the right amount of soil) is just as important as buying the right groceries ...

Before you fill your next container, consider if you should sterilize the potting soil first.

You notice an old bag of potting soil in the corner of your garage…next to a pitchfork, dried-up paint cans, and the transmission from your old ’57 Rambler, and wonder…is this stuff still good? Does ...