There are some misconceptions surrounding how we deal with soil when gardening, and I thought I’d discuss a few in this week’s column: to add, or not to use, gypsum; dealing with dense clay; and ...

ShutterstockClay soil rarely wins popularity contests. It clumps like wet cement during rainy stretches and then bakes into ...

Gypsum is a naturally occurring mineral that has been used in the United States since Benjamin Franklin first applied ground raw gypsum, called land plaster, on his soils. Today, as Franklin did then, ...

CORVALLIS – When you walk about your yard on a wet day, do your shoes stick in the mud? Could you make ceramic pots out of the soil in your garden? If the answers are yes to both, odds are you have ...

Clay-heavy soils contain large quantities of fine-grained clay particles that clump together and cause drainage issues, soil compaction, reduced plant growth, and other problems. However, with a bit ...

About this time of year the battle with the fall leaves begins. The muted colors are beautiful while dangling in the branches of trees. Next, leaves become a sticky, slippery nuisance on the sidewalks ...

You should never use either one without specifically documenting a reason. Gypsum has been used in the past to improve the drainage of clay soils, and lime is used to treat overly acidic soils. Gypsum ...

What is 'no-till' gardening? Is it better for my garden than traditional digging and tilling every year or not? What are the advantages of this method and how can I start using it? This method of ...