The soil beneath our feet is a living entity. It is home to many microbes on Earth responsible for crucial processes such as decomposition and supporting plant health. Organic compounds in the soil, ...

Rethinking soil depth Second, avoid assigning soil a fixed depth, since any single cutoff is difficult to defend scientifically. Instead, define soil’s lower boundary by the depth to which those ...

Stop blaming the weather or your seeds. If your garden keeps failing year after year, the soil is almost certainly the villain, and most gardeners never think to look there first. According to Dr. Amy ...