You’ve been taught that turning over your soil prepares the perfect bed for planting. It feels natural, satisfying even, to slice through the earth and watch it crumble beneath the blade. But here’s ...

Tilling has both benefits and drawbacks when it comes to your soil. So should you till or not when preparing and maintaining your garden? That decision depends on several factors, and no one answer ...

Farmers can improve soil health and water quality by adopting no-till and reduced tillage practices. Learn how.

Soil compaction can bring with it serious consequences when trying to grow anything green. In fact, it can be almost ...

How much time and effort do you spend on your garden’s foundation? The soil is your plants’ nutrient source, and it can have a massive effect on your backyard crop haul. With this in mind, many ...

The reality of changing soil conditions and varying crop needs often requires more middle ground than most tillage systems are designed to deliver.

Government incentives, spurred by climate change fears, will likely nudge you toward reduced tillage programs and cover crops in the near future. On-farm tests conducted by Farm Journal field ...

While the practice of no-till gardening is not new, information has traditionally centered on agricultural field crops. Now, home gardeners are catching on. “The concept of no-till has been around for ...

While working as a landscaper and gardener off and on for almost 30 years, I’ve always been amazed at the ability of spindly vegetable and flower plant starts to grow into hardy, full-sized plants. To ...

Your February soil checklist is an important aspect of preparing the farm for the growing season. Taking a few steps ahead of your last frost makes it possible for your fields and beds to yield ...

Discover how to make your raised bed soil last in our expert guide. These 5 steps can be followed to refresh and replenish ...

The difference between a mediocre planting season and an exceptional one often comes down to what happens weeks before the first seed hits the ground. As fields dry out and ...