No-dig gardening creates healthy soil by adding layers of compost to the surface, rather than disturbing the soil by digging. It’s a relatively new idea for home gardeners; however, many organic farms ...

There are over 20,000 soil varieties worldwide. But the most common and important types of soils are six main groups of soils: clay, sandy, silty, peaty, chalky and loamy.

Mulching with bark chips or even a thick layer of straw or grass clippings will prove very beneficial to improve clay soil for gardening – especially if used in conjunction with other methods.

In the quarry, the usually hidden layers of soil beneath our feet become visible. ‘The deeper the quarry is, the older the clay that is unearthed – up to a million years old. When drinking from a ...

Think like a tillage radish The aggressive root of tillage, or daikon, radish reaches deep to help open clay and release nutrients, write Mark and Ben Cullen Jan. 25, 2022 2 min read ...

University of Guelph soil scientist Asim Biswas and his team have been getting their hands dirty recently on the Highway 11 corridor, between Hearst and Cochrane. They're researching an area known ...