Keep your lily alive well beyond spring by planting it outside or simply in a new container.

Clay soil rarely wins popularity contests. It clumps like wet cement during rainy stretches and then bakes into brick when the sun turns fierce. Plants struggle to push roots through it, water lingers ...

Sandy soil doesn’t provide good anchoring support. Also, water drains right through it, and it dries out quickly. Nutrients also leach out quickly from it. But the looseness of sandy soil also means ...

Kick off planting in your garden this spring by adding organic matter and making sure the soil has the right texture for ...

Following an exceptionally wet winter, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Adviser Jonathan Brown notes that many soils are entering spring in a fragile state.

Key Points In a large, raised bed, organic fillers are not only economical, but they also improve the soil over ...

Potting soil, or potting mix, is a substrate that usually consists of garden soil, organic matter and minerals.

Colorful carrots are shown lined up on a table . Courtesy Getty Images. Do you have a gardening question? The UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County can help. Our volunteers are part of the ...

Every spring, I see the same scene in garden centers. Carts piled high with lime, fertilizer, gypsum, compost-in-a-bag, and something in a shiny package that promises instant results. When I chat with ...

Deep excavations in soft soils present complex geotechnical challenges, particularly in maintaining stability during the construction process. The low shear strength and high compressibility of these ...