In this video, I show you a new tool I use to break up clay and compacted soil called the Prong. I also show how to improve the clay soil and plant a fruit tree to give it the best chance of growing ...

When soils are dry in late summer and early fall, this is an ideal time to perform deep tillage on fields with suspected or verified soil compaction. Remember to look for the compaction zone and set ...

This year in South Dakota many areas have received high amounts of rainfall during the summer. This has led to portions of fields being wet particularly in the northeastern part of the state. Soils ...

Jane shows us how to avoid compacting your soil, how to tell when it is, and what you can do to fix it. Ideally soil has air pockets to allow moisture, worms, roots and microbes to pass through. When ...

Having compacted soils in your garden can make it harder for some plants to grow. Soil compaction happens when all the tiny soil particles are squished together, leaving less space in between for air, ...

As the preparation work for the maize crop continues, we note now soil compaction is becoming a problem. No doubt the last two very wet years we have just experienced have exacerbated the situation ...

Q. I consider myself a back porch gardener. The porch is quite large, facing a southwest direction. This summer, due to lack of rain, I would spend five minutes a day watering the buckets. The two ...