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 ...

Healthy soil is the foundation of a healthy garden. Here's how to use soil tests — from DIY to pro ones — to evaluate conditions and help you target your efforts.

Is your garden's soil missing an element your flowers or vegetables need? There's an easy way to find out.

A simple soil test will give you information about the macronutrients content composition in soil, it will describe the Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium (NPK) content, the pH level and magnesium ...

Here's an example of what you get in an MSU soil test and the recommendations to fix soil weaknesses.

Over the past several years, we’ve stressed the importance of soil testing before you plant.

"Are you freaking kidding me?" Gardener shares how to test your soil with just two household ingredients: 'This is what they should be teaching in school' first appeared on The Cool Down.

End of March is the beginning of the main planting season here in south-central Pennsylvania, a time when it’s fine to start planting most trees, shrubs, evergreens, and perennial flowers.