Container gardening is one of the best ways to bring a patio or balcony to life. But before you plant flowers and foliage into your favorite pots, there’s a fundamental step you’ll need to get ...

Combine equal amounts of water and 3% hydrogen peroxide and pour this into potting soil that is in a container with drainage ...

Active stirring of the material with water was required to break the hydrophobicity and uniformly wet the soil. Once moistened, the lunar soils could be wetted by capillary action for plant culture.

2. Compost - Compost is a nutrient-rich soil amendment that can be used to improve the quality of potting soil for container ...

5. Building Soil: Effects of Soil Temperature and Moisture on Plant Growth Leah Webb discusses plant growth and how important it is to consider the temperature and moisture in the soil.

Put kids in charge of collecting dinner scraps for composting, which adds important nutrients to the soil. (Here’s a kid-friendly article on creating compost.) Have them designate a container ...