One way to prepare the soil is by tilling, which is when you turn over the soil and add amendments to get it ready for planting. But not every gardener agrees that tilling is the best method ...

WARNING: It’s too early to plant your garden. You are still in planning mode. Recently, when I did the garden talk in ...

More and more gardeners are choosing to leave their soil undisturbed, embracing the no-till or no-dig method. I’ve made this switch myself, and let me tell you-it’s been a game-changer!

Dialing back tillage can increase energy savings, water-holding capacity, soil biological activity and organic matter as well as reduce compaction. Jodi DeJong-Hughes, a University of Minnesota ...

Soil is made up of particles known as sand, silt, and clay, plus a small portion of organic matter. These particles are ...

Nutrient stratification, Calmer defines, is an uneven level of nutrients present at various depths within the soil profile. The long-time, no-till corn and soybean grower confirmed the problem on ...

Tracking soil health practices like reduced tillage and cover crops is crucial to understanding progress in agriculture, ...

The biggest practice they deployed is something called “no-till drilling, no-till seeding,” where crops are planted without ...

A nine-year study comparing a typical two-year corn and soybean rotation with a more intensive three-year rotation involving corn, cereal rye, soybean and winter wheat, found that the three-year ...