Most garden plants grow best in a moist but well-drained soil. Both too little and too much water can be detrimental or even deadly to many plants. Wet garden soil can cause root rot that quickly ...

There's not much you can do about plants and seeds that rotted in May's slogfest, but you can do a lot to head off future wet ...

What plants like waterlogged soil? Well, this might not be a question you’ve considered before. But if your garden constantly looks like a giant muddy puddle, you might want to add these flood ...

If you have damp, wet spots in your yard, fear not. Of course, you can always try to improve the structure and quality of the ...

Note that sometimes, especially after heavy rainfall, surface water may not drain as fast as usual. However, could mean that ...

When soils are waterlogged, the pore space is entirely filled with water. In this instance, the roots cannot “breathe.” If the soil remains waterlogged, the roots shut down, and soon low ...

Raised beds and proper mulching techniques can help protect plants in wet conditions. Supporting tall plants with stakes and ...

Both top and bottom watering are effective techniques for providing potted plants with moisture. Top watering is faster to do ...

OXIDATION-REDUCTION or redox potential measurements have been widely used in the study of chemical and biological reactions in waterlogged soils. The oxidation-reduction potential is used to ...

“Tropical storms are not intelligent,” he says. “They don’t know the difference between wet soils, oceans and wetlands” as sources of energy. The new study is among that body of wor ...