Plants not growing so well? You could be buying the wrong soil for your garden. Here's how to tell and what to switch to.

A worm burrows its way through the dark earth, ingesting particles of soil and expelling nutrient-rich casts in a constant forage for food. Charles Darwin described earthworms as one of the most ...

Soils aren't all alike. You'll be less discombobulated in garden stores if you know how garden soil differs from potting soil.

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Soil pollution refers to the dangerously high concentrations of contaminants in soil. While contaminants such as metals, inorganic ions, salts, and organic compounds naturally occur in soils, these ...

Learn how to improve your garden soil for new plants, whether you have clay or sandy soil, are using raised beds or other ...