There's good news and bad news about fixing rocky soil. The good news is that adding organic matter on top of your rocky soil will enable you to create a thriving garden. The bad news is that you will ...

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 ...

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 ...

Although tilling your soil using a spade does not affect soil structure nearly as much as rototilling does, it does its damage. Whenever you turn over your soil, whether with a rototiller or a spade, ...

Ploughing and tilling on hilly slopes is causing farm soils to thin and threatens future crop yields, a new study finds. Scientists behind the study argue that unless farmers stop tilling hill slopes, ...

Tilling your garden can be helpful in certain situations but harmful in others. Tilling has both benefits and drawbacks when it comes to your soil. So should you till or not when preparing and ...

Ploughing and tilling on hilly slopes is causing farm soils to thin and threatens future crop yields, a new study published in Nature Food finds. For centuries, farmers have tilled the soil in their ...