If your garden soil lacks acidity, you can correct the imbalance with this safe, affordable, and widely available addition.

Cilantro fares best when in well-draining, slightly acidic soil. If your soil is more alkaline, fear not, there are easy ...

Coffee grounds can be used to make hydrangea blooms bluer by increasing soil acidity. The intensity of a hydrangea's blue ...

Is your soil ruining your yard? I find out from gardening experts what the hidden soil problem that’s ruining your garden is, ...

That’s where soil health comes in. Soil is not just “dirt.” It’s a living ecosystem teeming with nutrients, organic matter ...

Red raspberries are classified as summer-bearing or fall-bearing. Recommended Front Range varieties for summer bearing are Latham, Boyne, Newburgh, Canby and Titan. Good fall-bearing varieties include ...

Whether it’s safe to add tea bags to soil depends on what they’re made of. My grandma always threw her tea bags into her ...

GARDENERS could be throwing away a simple kitchen scrap that may help their plants thrive. The easy trick can give soil a ...

In addition to keeping the soil foundation in place, there are several other early-season factors that can help promote yield ...

Dear Master Gardener: Which azaleas and rhododendrons do you recommend? Do they grow well here?

Dandelions can thrive in many soil conditions, including compacted soils. The plant has a deep taproot, which allows it to break up and aerate soil. While seen as a nuisance by some homeowners, ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...