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Testing garden soil is the best way to determine what it needs—if anything—and how much. A variety of soil testing kits are available, but how reliable are they? Home gardeners rely on these kits when ...

Peter Richards tests the reliability of do-it-yourself home soil test kits. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, local gardener Peter Richards demonstrates how to use different ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

For a few dollars, you can buy a soil testing kit and discover why your miserable garden can’t grow enough tomatoes to fill one salad bowl — or one rabbit. Or you can skip the store kit in favor of ...

Now that we have experienced the first frost of the season, and the growing season for most garden and home landscape plants has come to an end, we as gardeners tend to start thinking about things we ...

Excess fertilizer and nutrients in soil can pollute storm water runoff, and as part of an effort to reduce that from happening, the City of Corpus Christi and the Texas A&M Agri-Life Extension Center ...

The most common mistake by home gardeners is not having their soil tested before applying fertilizer or lime. Those who fail to have their soil tested on a regular basis are basically guessing, ...

Spring is just around the corner, and enthusiastic gardeners are already plotting to get their gardens in shape for the growing season. From soil to sunshine, it all takes planning. Whether you’re new ...

Although it’s been almost a month since the deadly L.A. County wildfires broke out, many Angelenos are still left with questions. Do I need to clean my home? Is the soil in my yard safe? What about my ...