A few weeks back, I mentioned the myth of osage orange fruits repelling spiders. Science has debunked this, though some still ...

Mosses grow well in acidic soils, and an old myth is to add lime to the soil to change soil pH so that mosses won’t grow. This may be true if the soil is acidic; however, very few garden soils ...

The University of Delaware Soil Testing Lab uses the Adams-Evans buffer pH test to determine lime requirement for a field based on soil test analysis of an 8-inch composite soil sample. In this quick ...

You won’t know if your lawn needs lime unless you conduct a soil test. Whether you test it yourself or have a garden center ...

Neil Diboll emphasizes working with your existing soil and selecting plant communities naturally adapted to it, creating ...

Ashes from a home stove, fireplace or furnace may be applied, with care and in small quantities, to landscape beds, lawns and ...