Soil, Fixes & Fertilizers

Soil nutrients are absorbed by plants. Learn what nutrients are in soil and why they’re important in your garden.

By Teo Spengler

Soil is the lifeblood of our planet and we need to keep it healthy and fertile. Learn more about soil conservation.

By Teo Spengler

Finding the right soil is one of the most important factors in growing healthy plants. So what is soil made of? Click here to find out.

By Nikki Tilley

Improving soil quality is an essential part of gardening. Soil conditioner is a great way to accomplish this. Learn more here.

By Ilana Goldowitz Jimenez

Did you know you can fertilize your plants with things around your house? Read on to learn how to make easy homemade plant food.

By Armen Adamjan

Here’s a simple guide to get a read on your soil texture using your hands rather than sending for a soil test. It’s easy.

By Teo Spengler

Your plants will love these amendments. Learn how to fix the soil in your garden bed without starting from scratch.

By Mary Ellen Ellis

Spring is the best time of the year and also time to begin fertilizing most plants. So just when to fertilize in spring? Click here to find out.

By Bonnie L. Grant

What is silt? Learn the differences among silt, clay and sand, and how silt contributes to plant fertility.

By Laura Miller

Horticultural sand for plants serves one basic purpose, it improves soil drainage. This is critical for healthy plant growth. For information about and to learn when to use horticultural sand, click on the following article.

By Mary H. Dyer

Whether caused by a lack of nutrients or poor drainage, in most cases, various amendments, like that of pine fines, are needed as increase the chances of healthy crops and bountiful harvests. So, what are pine fines? Click here to learn more.

By Tonya Barnett

Gypsum will not loosen your soil, even though some gardeners are under the impression that this is one of the primary uses of gypsum. What is gypsum? Read this article for important garden gypsum information.

By Bonnie L. Grant

Calcium nitrate fertilizer is the only water soluble source of calcium available for plants. What is calcium nitrate? It works both as a fertilizer and for disease control. Click here to learn how to use calcium nitrate and decide if it will be useful for you in your garden.

By Bonnie L. Grant

One of the most recent additions to the list of micronutrients is chloride. In plants, chloride has been shown to be an important element for growth and health. Learn more about chloride in this article.

By Jackie Rhoades

The way you fertilize your garden plants affects the way they grow, and there is a surprising number of methods for getting fertilizer to a plant's roots, like side dressing. Read here for more info.

By Anne Baley