This week's column is all about soil and the best ways to make gardening easier without accidentally creating concrete.

What makes good soil? The best garden consists of a rich sandy loam filled with organic matter. Soil is a mix of sand, clay ...

The Earth's interior is composed of four layers, three solid and one liquid ... It is the familiar landscape on which we live: rocks, soil, and seabed. It ranges from about five miles (eight ...

An international team of researchers based at Penn State University has examined data from the layers of soil that comprise the Red Planet’s surface — discovering formations that strongly ...

development of soil structure, and presence of cemented layers (Fritsch & Fitzpatrick 1994). Thus soil resource inventories (e.g., soil survey), which document soil properties, can be used to ...

Moss is a common problem on lawns in the UK and is caused by poor drainage, soil compaction and shade. Luckily, there are ...