Does it seem like watering your garden is like washing the driveway? Water just seems to run off and not soak in? For good growth, plants must have space in the soil to get air, water and room for ...

Soil compaction is the enemy of all landscape plants. Roots take up water, nutrients, and oxygen from the soil. They also use it to anchor themselves in place against strong West Texas winds. But when ...

Q. I consider myself a back porch gardener. The porch is quite large, facing a southwest direction. This summer, due to lack of rain, I would spend five minutes a day watering the buckets. The two ...

Improve your garden soil for healthier plants. There are a number of misconceptions about how to prepare soils for planting. Sometimes you hear advice that sounds reasonable, but it doesn't provide ...

We have had our fair share of snow and rain this past February and the ground is doing its job and soaking that water up like a sponge. Walking on the saturated ground has felt akin to walking on a ...