How to Turn Bad Dirt Into Good Dirt

You've just bought your dream house, and you've gone outside to start your dream garden. Shockingly, you discover that your dirt isn't a nice, dark brown; it's red clay. That's no good for anyone. The bad news is that rectifying the situation will take at least several months of work; the good news is that it can still be done.

     This is a general guide to preparing dirt for gardening.  All the instruction you need for a given type of dirt is put into one step of this in...

Okay, would-be gardeners, let's talk soil. So many garden failures can be attributed to bad soil. It's like the wild west outlaw that comes in and steals all the good things from your plants. Good soil, on the other hand is like that wholesome wild west sherif who nurtures and cares for your plants. The white hat guy. Good vs. bad, get it?!Anyway, the keys to good soil are: nutrients, aeration, and volume.Nutrients come in many ways, fertilizers are a synthetic nutrient additive, you can also add nutrients by composting. The more organic material you have in your soil, the...
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Gardeners obsess over that stuff in the ground. Year after year, we throw potions and powders at it to break it apart and build it up. But most people don't know dirt about soil. That's a big problem.