When Does Rock Become Soil?
A guest blog by Barbara-Ann G. Lewis of the Soil Science Society of America Rock starts becoming soil the momentContinue Reading
Category: Soil
Soggier Than Thou: Plants That Tolerate Wet Soil
Ideally, good garden soil would be both moist and well drained. Any surplus moisture would then drain away rapidly, allowingContinue Reading
Feed Your Soil’s Microflora and Microfauna and Your Plants Will Thank You!
I often get very interesting messages from the readers of my blog. For example, after I wrote about the differenceContinue Reading
No, Today’s Vermiculite Doesn’t Contain Asbestos
A reader recently asked me whether it was true that vermiculite contains asbestos and therefore should be avoided. It justContinue Reading
Good Fungi Fight Bad Fungi
The importance of beneficial mycorrhizal fungi, or mychorrhizae, to plant growth is fairly well known. (If this is a newContinue Reading
Can You Grow Orchids in a Wine Cork Substrate?
Question: Can I grow orchids in pieces of wine cork? Guylaine Martin Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada Answer: Absolutely. In fact,Continue Reading
How Can Soil Be Both Moist and Well-Drained?
I sometimes find it hard to imagine myself as a new gardener. After all, I’ve been gardening all my life,Continue Reading
Recycle Old Houseplant Soil
As you repot your houseplants into fresh soil, remember the old soil you’re removing, now too dense and too overlyContinue Reading