FARGO -- I'm sure my grandparents never heard of Miracle-Gro. To them, "miracle grow" meant their gardens survived the drought and grasshoppers of the 1930s and yielded enough food to store through ...

Dipping your toes into the world of gardening seems all well and good until you discover the plethora of potting mixes, the complexities of compost, and the mystifying world of soil. That brown stuff ...

If you could see within a cluster of daffodils or a lemon tree, you’d discover an intricate mechanism unfurling under the soil. The soil or the potting mix, which appears as a crumbly cake, hides ...

It’s often tempting to place your seeds and plants in the dirt already in your backyard. But if you want a healthy, thriving garden, you must ensure that the soil you put your plants in has the ...

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