A shovel should slide into healthy soil with satisfying ease. When the blade bounces back like it just struck concrete, the ground sends a very clear message: the soil needs help. Compacted soil stops ...

After a long-awaited rainstorm, you might find your soil still dry beneath the surface. This puzzling phenomenon can be ...

Bald spots in your lawn are an eyesore, no matter how green the rest of your yard looks. One of the best times to repair ...

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 ...

Virginia Tech researchers have developed a soil rehabilitation method that can help fix the compacted, rock-hard soils left behind after land development and building construction. Past work showed ...

This year in South Dakota many areas have received high amounts of rainfall during the summer. This has led to portions of fields being wet particularly in the northeastern part of the state. Soils ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Ideally soil has air pockets to allow moisture, worms, roots and microbes to pass through. When soil ...