The crunch of a plow tearing through rich, dark soil has long been the anthem of gardeners and farmers gearing up for a new season. But what if that satisfying roar is actually doing more harm than ...

While working as a landscaper and gardener off and on for almost 30 years, I’ve always been amazed at the ability of spindly vegetable and flower plant starts to grow into hardy, full-sized plants. To ...

You can switch to strip-till for all the right reasons but work against the benefits with a lax approach to soil preparation. The appeal of strip-till is that it offers a profitable and more ...

That rototiller you fire up every spring isn't preparing your soil for a great season. It's quietly dismantling it. According to soil scientists and experienced growers, tilling is one of the most ...

If you have a garden or landscaped yard, you’ve probably heard about the importance of tilling your soil. Essentially, tilling soil is breaking up and turning the soil. Regularly tilling your soil ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not overworking the garden soil can be an important key to success. Recently, I was working with a group of community gardeners ...