A cold snap hits, the garden beds go quiet, and most people assume the soil is ready for hibernation. But winter is actually the perfect time to supercharge your soil so it wakes up in spring richer, ...

Construction crews began the process of placing the first layers of soil over the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing on Monday morning. (Al Seib/For The Times) The wildlife crossing designed to help ...

Gardening experts explain why mulch is important in the winter, when and how much to apply, and the benefits of mulch.

A simple, quick test will tell you how well your soil drains. Photo courtesy Greywater.org Seventeenth in a series republished with permission from the San Diego County Water Authority‘s website. Soil ...

Government incentives, spurred by climate change fears, will likely nudge you toward reduced tillage programs and cover crops in the near future. On-farm tests conducted by Farm Journal field ...

A mix of winter crops can refresh soil naturally. Variations in roots, residues, and soil life work together through the ...

Feeding the 8.2 billion people who inhabit the planet depends on healthy soils. Yet, soil health has been declining over the years, with more than one-third of the world’s agricultural land now ...