Many gardeners find it a challenge identifying plants for wet soil. Most plots have dank, wet spots where water tends to sit, brooks overflow, springs discharge or there is a naturally high water ...

Last month’s relentlessly rainy and all-time-wettest May hammered home why well drained soil is so important to good plant growth. So much yard soil in southcentral Pennsylvania is either naturally ...

If you have damp, wet spots in your yard, fear not. Of course, you can always try to improve the structure and quality of the soil, but this can be time-consuming and expensive. In my experience, the ...

Pennsylvania’s early-spring soil is typically wet from thawing, snow melt, and late-winter/early-spring rains, foiling eager gardener plans to get out there and get ...

With the warm weather that we’re enjoying right now, it can be difficult to believe that wet soil might be a problem. But plenty of gardens do suffer from boggy, waterlogged ground which can be a ...

Patience is the operative word for restless farmers anxious to start planting but who face wet soil conditions. Ken Ferrie cautions that the conditions mean you need to be careful not to stumble at ...

If you have never thought about the use of the soil thermometer you should Soil temperature plays an important role in seed germination With all the predicted rainfall in the coming days, keep in mind ...

If your corn planter would do a better job in the field being hitched to a boat this week, it’s obviously too wet to plant. However, there are times when soil conditions are less than ideal and ...

Good garden soil contains 30% to 50% sand, 30% to 50% silt, 20% to 30% clay and 5% to 10% organic water. The bacteria, fungi and worms in the soil produce substances that act like glue, binding all ...