Soil compaction can devastate yields for years. An upcoming webinar series hosted by the University of Minnesota and NDSU on ...

Many aspects of gardening are easy to control—like how much water your plants get and how often you fertilize—while other factors are harder to maintain. Unless you're using raised beds and filling ...

Soil compaction is considered a consistent problem in modern agriculture. When soils are compacted, we know, plants don’t grow as well. Exactly why that happens, though, has generally just been ...

Soil compaction is a growing concern for farmers and land managers, especially across the northern U.S. and southern Canada.

Minimize driving over the soil as a compacted soil remedy to support healthy soil structure by allowing the soil to breathe, drink, and move nutrients around. Healthy soils are much more than dirt! In ...

Foot traffic, lawn mowing and vehicular traffic can all cause soil compaction. These movements seem like minor weight on the ground to actually compress the soil tightly, but it does. Compacted soils ...

Growing demand for eco-conscious turf care and soil management highlights a shift toward sustainable materials and ...

Gardeners eager to get outside and work in this year’s early warm weather should take care: It’s all too easy to damage your soil in early spring. “The danger is that you’ll compact the soil if you ...

As days become warmer, gardeners get ready to dig. But digging too soon can be a mistake, according to experts at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle. “There’s a danger that you will compact the soil by ...

Your seedlings are supposed to be tiny green promises, reaching eagerly toward sunlight. Yet somehow, despite careful ...