On one of the real estate TV programs about flipping houses, misinformed fixer-uppers discover a tilting retaining wall. They erroneously explain that a high bank of dirt is pushing it over and dis… ...

These 3D-printed dirt walls grow a garden when you water them. ... and more textured because of the seeds. They started with wheat because it grows fast, then added local flora and vegetables.

I like it when nature meets me halfway. OK, 70/30. Plant it and forget it, that’s my motto. Or, at least, it used to be. In West Virginia, Washington and New York, minimal effort was all it took ...

Understanding three commonly used gardening terms -- texture, structure and tilth --... The dirt on soil: It's about texture, structure and tilth Seattle Post-Intelligencer Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

Soil texture is the amount of sand, silt, clay and organic matter in the soil. Soil pH is a measurement of the degree of soil acidity or alkalinity; this measurement has the greatest effect on ...