Before you dig a garden, it's important to figure out what type of soil you have and then select plants (and amend your soil) accordingly.

In exploring the link between soil and agriculture, this article will highlight 1) our transition from hunter-gatherer to agrarian societies; 2) the major soil properties that contribute to ...

compaction that accelerates the natural process of the soil settling and, in some cases, makes construction possible in marginal building sites—you have three main types of equipment to choose from.

When European-American settlers first began ploughing in Iowa, they found the weather and local geology had combined this organic mulch with sand and silt to form a nutrient-rich type of soil ...

The relative proportions of all these, along with pH, determine soil type. The pH of a soil refers to its acidity or alkalinity and is a vital factor in plant growth. It's easy to measure and is ...

The research team focused on three major aspects. First ... the researchers used two different types of soil: andosol (volcanic soil) and fine sand. "Both andosol and fine sand have extremely ...