Soil is only as good as its pH level. If your soil is too acidic or too alkaline, it will prevent your garden and lawn from ...

Fireplace ash is alkaline, which means it can help neutralize acidic soils. If your soil is too acidic, adding ash can bring ...

Q: I just received the results of a soil sample that I sent to Penn State. The report suggested that to correct my problem of above-optimum magnesium and calcium and below-optimum potash, I should use ...

Figure 1: Soil pH at 0.5 m depth versus annual water balance. Figure 2: Outliers from the global relationship between pH and MAP minus PET. By assuming a threshold between CaCO 3-buffered and Al(OH) 3 ...

Soil testing methods are still largely the same as they were 100 years ago, and researchers and farmers continue to struggle to interpret the numbers. However, a soil test is a good place to start ...

We have a short growing season in Michigan. Whether your garden is for floral beauty or putting food on the table, fertilizing properly is hugely important. Remember the old saying, “You are what you ...