soil

You may have heard that using wood ashes on your garden can help make the soil more fertile. Though ashes do contain significant amounts of potash,...

Peas can be planted earlier than just about any other vegetable crop because they can grow well at a soil temperature of 40 degrees. Though...

By Ryan Flaming, County Extension Agent, Agriculture & Natural Resources At first glance, soil sampling would seem to be a relatively easy task. However, when...

Fall is the preferred time to prepare garden soil for next spring’s vegetable garden. Spring is often wet making it difficult to work soil...

By: Scott Eckert, County Extension Agent, Horticulture   Plants need nutrients to live and grow.  Nitrogen is the nutrient needed most because it is used faster...