To fix dry patches caused by soil compaction, you can aerate your lawn using either of these two methods: Core aerate: One of the best ways for relieving compaction is core aeration. With a core ...

Jane shows us how to avoid compacting your soil, how to tell when it is, and what you can do to fix it. Ideally soil has air pockets to allow moisture, worms, roots and microbes to pass through. When ...

Discover the secrets to transforming light sandy garden soil into a thriving vegetable patch! In this video, we share practical tips and techniques to enrich and stabilize sandy soil, ensuring your ...

Soil cores lay scattered on a lawn that was recently aerated. - Oldboys/Shutterstock Putting in the time and effort required to aerate and overseed your lawn, only to see little to no benefit from ...

When soils are dry in late summer and early fall, this is an ideal time to perform deep tillage on fields with suspected or verified soil compaction. Remember to look for the compaction zone and set ...

Clay soil is often misunderstood as bad, which is perfectly reasonable when you see waterlogged patches all across the yard. However, although it's heavy and difficult to work with, clay soil can be ...

A quick-growing legume, crimson clover ( Trifolium incarnatum) excels at fixing nitrogen, while its root system helps break ...

Compacted soils can typically yield 10-20% lower than healthy soils, which is why growers could benefit from a range of measures to cut compaction risks and avoid costly yield losses. Poor soil ...

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