Some fruit trees might prefer wet weather and moist earth, but others will perform best with well-draining, sandy soil. It's also a much easier medium to work with, and requires less effort to dig ...

If you're hoping to grow a fruit orchard but have sandy soil in your yard, you may be rightly concerned that any trees you plant there won't thrive. Indeed, sandy soil doesn't lend itself well to ...

There are three main types of soil: clay, loamy, and sandy. While loamy is considered suitable for most home gardens, sandy soil is perhaps the trickiest type to plant in. Not only is the soil ...

If you want to invest in planting fruit trees in hopes of a harvest, one of the most important things to understand is how to prep your soil ahead of time. That starts with understanding how excessive ...

Sandy soil has its advantages. It drains well, is easy to dig in, and warms up faster in spring than clay soils. Choosing the right plants for sandy soil is important, though, since it doesn't hold on ...

The warm weather we've experienced in Greater Columbus this past week has many a gardener itching to get outside and plant something. This past week I saw the first fruit trees available for purchase ...

It’s easy to take soil for granted, but what an impact it has on our trees, shrubs, lawns and gardens. Soil is the main vehicle by which plant roots absorb water and nutrients, and it keeps plants ...

Q: I have tried planting native white-flowering dogwoods in my yard several times. They have died each time. Sometimes, they died in a couple of months and sometimes it took a year. I am planting them ...

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