SLUG STANDOFF: With wet weather comes a persistent garden pest that requires some creative control techniques. Photo by Chloe Lieberman Happy summer, lovely readers! After a fairly cool spring, we’ve ...

Question: I want to start my warm-season garden this month. What should I do to improve my sandy garden site? Answer: Add lots of organic matter to Florida sands. Till compost, peat moss and similar ...

Not every gardener gets good dirt. In fact, the coveted sandy loam is uncommon in this area. Most of us get dirt with too much clay or too much sand -- and that creates a challenge when it comes to ...

Have you had problems growing your New Jersey tomatoes in sandy soil? Rutgers tomato expert Bill Hlubik answers a question from one of our readers with tips on how to improve the quality of soil to ...

I have a bank that I look into from my house in West Seattle, on sandy soil. It is all that I see when I look out the windows. Please suggest plants that will thrive in full sun with little care. I’d ...

Today I completed a quality test for soil-mineral content using a Mason jar, soil and water. The results were 81 percent sand, 4 percent silt and 15 percent clay. The soil is from the Highland Park ...

There is a difference between mulching and amending the soil. Mulching involves placing a material such as pine straw, leaves or pine bark on top of the soil. Amending the soil implies the ...

Bermuda grass, both the common and named-seed grown varieties, grows quickly and is the most reliable grass to establish from seeds. (Thom Scott) QUESTION: I have an area of my yard that slopes down ...

One of the challenges that new residents (and seasoned ones) trying to garden in Florida come across is how to grow things in our dry sandy soils. There is more to it than applying lots of water and ...

That’s probably the first thing that Virginia Beach gardeners need to know. Most local soils are clay, which means that they’re hard, compacted, and poorly drained. If you live along Pungo Ridge, at ...