The long-term weather forecast is calling for a continuing string of nice days through Thanksgiving Day. Many gardeners will be able to catch up on garden projects that they may have been putting off.

We’ve talked before about different types of soil and how it’s often necessary to add a soil amendment, like lime or sulfur, to get the soil in the right pH range for growing what you’d like to grow.

I had a question last week during a class at Rufty-Holmes Senior Center about the best time to lime lawns. Our soils need proper nutrients for maximum fescue growth during the fall and early spring.

If you have been fertilizing your garden regularly for several years in a row, it’s possible your soil may need lime. Lime is a calcium-based soil amendment that farmers and gardeners use to raise ...

If you have highly acidic soil, some plants will suffer due to a lack of accessible nutrients. Fortunately, amending with garden lime is a straightforward way to adjust pH levels. Most plants prefer ...

Your soil is most depleted after a full season of crop demand, making fall ideal for testing. In milder western regions, soil biology remains active until hard freezes, and winter amendments can begin ...

Does your lawn or garden need lime? If you live in Southeastern North Carolina the answer to this question is a definite maybe. This is because our soils vary so much from one yard to the next. For ...