Commercial potting mix fresh from the bag is safe to use without prior sterilization. Used potting mix is potentially contaminated with weed seeds, pests, or pathogens, and needs to be sterilized. To ...

The terms "garden soil" and "potting soil" may sound like they refer to similar things, but there are significant differences between the two products. Because of these differences, there are distinct ...

Soil is the lifeblood of your plants. Without providing your flowers or succulents with proper soil, you can't expect them to get the nutrients they need to grow healthy and strong. While plants of ...

Garden soil is great for your plants once they’re actually in your garden. It’s a completely different story when you're ...

It's easy to end up with partial bags of potting soil, or pots with soil and no flowers. After awhile that soil loses ...

1. Fill a Bucket: Place a handful of compost or worm castings in a porous bag (like an old pillowcase) and submerge it in a ...

Gardeners are using fewer chemicals than ever, but that doesn’t mean fertilizers are unsafe. Here’s how to balance organic ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - If you’re gearing up for summer planting, knowing your soil could be the key to gardening success. Mark Wilson with the LSU Ag Center says there is a big difference between potting ...

While at a meeting at the Ashland Public Library a few years ago I had a question from one of my readers and they asked me if they should use old farm yard soil in their vegetable garden. A few years ...

When you're scooping out the fireplace, save the ashes to fertilize plants in the garden. Here are seven plants that thrive ...