Healthy gardens start below the surface. Learn why soil testing garden beds matters, how to collect a proper sample, and what ...

When it comes to your plants, you can't cheat. If you cut a corner, the results are gonna be felt in your garden: stressed plants that are susceptible to disease, produce less fruit, and fruit that ...

This week's gardening column addresses the importance of neutral pH in your garden soil, as well as why "princess trees" are a royal pain.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Soil type affects how it retains water and nutrients.Photograph: iStock/Getty Images (Photograph: iStock/Getty Images) I often ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — If you're having problems with your yard or garden, it's a good idea to troubleshoot from the ground up, and a soil test is a good way to start. "It almost allows us to ...

Whether you’re preparing for your first garden, planning next year’s plantings after a successful harvest or looking to install a lawn, your first step should be conducting a soil test. “Soil is one ...

During the lull of late fall to early spring, when turfgrasses are dormant, many LCOs may experience a decline in revenue-generating opportunities. Some companies take up extra jobs such as snow ...

Now that we have experienced the first frost of the season, and the growing season for most garden and home landscape plants has come to an end, we as gardeners tend to start thinking about things we ...

Wildfire survivors across Los Angeles County are discovering that the most dangerous consequence from a wildfire isn’t always visible. Lead, arsenic, and other toxic metals could be hiding deep in ...

The old Bray-1 method required multiple samples to provide a full nutrient picture of the sample, slowing the process and increasing the cost. In contrast, the new method, called Mehlich-3, requires ...

A few weeks ago we wrote about the importance of doing soil testing and the proper procedure to follow in order to get good representative useful results. If you received the results, some of you may ...