Last spring, my mom set up her garden with drip irrigation. Even though she has a sizable yard filled with vegetables, ...

A raised bed with plastic mulch and drip irrigation are also common ... 21 to 24 inches is recommended for heavier clay or loam soils and for varieties that have a vigorous plant habit. Suitable twine ...

Garden soil combines sand, silt, and clay. How much of each material is present decides the soil type ... Rain gauges are open, transparent plastic or glass containers you stick into the ground or ...

Newly planted trees. Fall-planted trees in particular will likely need watering in winter. Water at the time of planting to ...

A local artisan shop is selling goods from Asheville, North Carolina. Hurricane Helene devastated businesses ahead of its ...

General Motors will not own a stake in the Ultium Cells battery plant in Lansing after all. On Monday, GM said it will sell back its investment in the plant, which has not yet opened, to its ...

Measure your plant bed and stick stakes or wood posts in the corners ... As for the irrigation frequency, sandy soils require two waterings per week, while loam and clay soils require one weekly ...

Choose a large container, at least 10–12 inches deep, to hold both soil and water since water chestnuts are aquatic plants. Add around 6–8 inches of dense garden soil, with clay or loamy soil ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, then 14-year-old Taylor Thigpen used $5, four years of 4-H experience and a passion for horticulture to start an online plant business in Clay County. In a week ...

Water evaporates from plant leaves through minuscule holes called ... whereas those on fine-textured soils (such as clay) are more sensitive to atmospheric drying. Similarly, soil texture controls ...

When they are combined and heated in a kiln, the sawdust burns away, leaving behind tiny pores in the clay. These pores are small enough to remove harmful bacteria and sediments from water ...