When I started gardening, I assumed you could put seeds in dirt, add water and watch them grow into plants. That uneducated approach produced haphazard results and few vegetables. Somehow, I ...

Barbara Smith is a consumer horticulture extension agent at the Home and Garden Information Center at Clemson University. One of the things you can learn from a soil test is your garden’s pH.

It’s easy to overlook the soil when you’re excited to start planting, but skipping this step can lead to a lot of frustration ...

At-home testing offers limited information and imprecise ... you might learn what the PH of your soil is. This is important since some plants, like blueberries, have different needs from, say ...

In order to determine soil pH, gardeners must first conduct a soil test. A soil test tells you what amendments to consider adding to your soil and is a good indicator of what plants can survive in ...

Now that we have experienced the first frost of the season, and the growing season for most garden and home landscape ... plant is to test the soil for nutrients, pH and even contaminants.

If you’re having trouble with undersized vegetables, a poor showing of flowers, and/or trees that aren't flourishing, there are only two likely culprits: soil and water. These are going to have ...

A soil pH test should be taken every two or three years ... Cornell Cooperative Extension Oneida County answers home and garden questions which can be emailed to homeandgarden@cornell.edu or ...

Garden: Growing pussy willow in the home landscape ... a specific plant is to test the soil, and fall is the best time of year to have your soil tested for nutrients, pH and even contaminants.