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• Out Of Balance? Try Lime!

  Lime can help you keep balanced, or at least keep your soil balanced. If you are working with soil that has a low pH balance, you are working with acidic soil. Some plants will not thrive in this type of soil, so you will want to amend the soil. That... Posted Mar 30 2008, 09:41 AM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: acidic soil, Lime, pH level, soil

• What is Soil pH?

  The pH level of your soil can effect the way that your plants grow. It pH level will tell you how much acid or alkaline is present in your soil. This can be important because some plants prefer acidic soils, while others prefer neutral or alkaline soil... Posted Mar 28 2008, 04:48 PM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: acid, acidic, alkaline, amend, common questions, measure, measurement, neutral, ph, pH level, soil, soil test, test

• Turf Grass - 1) Introduction

  First Installment - Introduction With spring just around the corner, people are starting to plan their spring lawn and garden projects. The questions have been pouring in and lately turf grass has been a hot topic of conversation. With the hot summers... Posted Mar 07 2008, 08:46 AM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: common questions, grass, grass plugs, grass seed, landscape, lawn, plugs, seed, sod, soil, turf, turf grass

• Sandy Situations

  We recently had a customer call in with an interesting question. They had a sand box in the backyard for their children, but the children were now grown and had just moved out. This particular customer wanted to convert the area into a vegetable garden... Posted Mar 06 2008, 04:32 PM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: amend, amending, common questions, compost garden, organic, sand, sandy, sandy soil, soil, soil conditions

• More Soil Definitions

  Yesterday, I defined a few soil terms. I realized that there are more that could be added to the list, so I thought I would continue on with the same topic and go over a few more definitions. Here are some more terms that are associated with soil and... Posted Feb 20 2008, 11:36 AM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: common questions, cover crop, crop, erosion, fertile, garden, gardening, green manure crop, humus, mulch, organic, soil, soil conditions

• Soil Definitions

  For those who are new to the gardening game, you may have noticed that sometimes the terms that are used can be confusing. I have defined some terms before, but I thought I would define a few terms that are specific to soil and soil related issues (soil... Posted Feb 19 2008, 10:44 AM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: clay, clay soil, common questions, compacted, compost. loam, conditions, definition, definitions, friable, soil, soil conditions, term, terms, water logged

• Trees For Sandy Soils

  Sandy soils, unlike clay soils, do not retain moisture well. If the water filters to quickly through the soil, then plants might not have enough time to absorb the moisture before it moves through the soil. So which trees will do well in sandy soils?... Posted Feb 15 2008, 02:12 PM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: common questions, oak, oak trees, sand, sandy, sandy soil, soil, soil conditions, tree, trees

• Trees To Plant In Poorly Draining Clay Soils

  If you faced with poorly draining clay soil, you may have a difficult time growing trees. Soil that doesn't drain well and has periods of standing water isn't very accommodating to most trees. But there are varieties that can handle these types... Posted Feb 13 2008, 08:13 AM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: clay, clay soil, common questions, drainage, plant, soil, soil conditions, trees

• Checking Clay Soil For Drainage

  Often, people worry about which trees they should plant if they have clay soil. One thing that you have to take into consideration is how well the soil drains. Drainage is the main issue if you are working with clay soil. If the soil is compacted or water... Posted Feb 12 2008, 04:31 PM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: clay, clay soil, common questions, moisture, plant, sand, soil, soil conditions, soil type, tree, trees

• Blooms on the Rose of Sharon

  Rose of sharon plants are very popular and there are a lot of varieties to choose from. They have beautiful blooms, when they bloom. But what if your rose of sharon is not blooming? What can you do to make sure that you can enjoy the flowers on this plant... Posted Feb 05 2008, 02:05 PM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: bloom, common questions, hibiscus, prune, pruning, rose of sharon, soil, sun, sunlight

• Watering in the Spring and Summer

  Plants need water, but the trick is to make sure that they are receiving the proper amount. Plants will require more water in the spring and summer then in the fall and winter. The spring and summer months are the months that the plants do their growing... Posted Jan 22 2008, 03:38 PM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: common questions, irrigation, moist, moisture, plant, plants, soil, water, watering