We are ready to begin a new gardening season. Think back to your last gardening season. Think back to your last gardening experience. Did your plants do well? If not, the problem could be light, ...

Burrowing under soil opens up a whole new world, especially when that soil is on other planets. Getting under the top layer ...

Soils are becoming severely degraded due to a combination of intensive farming practices and natural processes. As the layer of fertile topsoil thins, it gets increasingly difficult to grow crops ...

“A lot of fields that struggle have soil density issues or layers that impede root growth and water infiltration,” Bauer says. For example, she says corn roots should grow down through the ...

They are also used for preparing building foundations by compacting granular soils and are effective in creating stable, well-compacted layers. For optimal results, these compactors should be used ...

For a long time, soil was all but ignored. But for years, the valuable humus layer has been thinning. Farmers in Brandenburg are clearly feeling the effects of this on their sandy fields.