Some gardens explode with life while others struggle, and the difference almost always starts underground. Soil holds secrets ...

After a historically difficult winter across much of the continental U.S., spring has finally arrived. Homeowners everywhere ...

Spring should reveal a thick, green carpet, not a patchwork of yellow, brown, and bare soil. When your lawn stalls while the ...

Lead, LeadCheck, and Safe Home. Most DIY kits can detect high levels of lead, but miss lower levels that could still be ...

The soil test provides a starting place for a soil improvement program for the home gardener. Unless you know the problems in ...

Soil doesn’t lie. Plants either thrive with bold, vibrant growth or struggle like they’re stuck in slow motion, and uneven pH often sits right at the center of that drama. One patch bursts with life ...

Dirt. It surrounds people’s homes. It’s in local parks, schoolyards and parkways abutting sidewalks. But it’s not something people paid much attention to. Until recently. Ever since the Palisades and ...

The past couple of weeks I’ve written about bulk materials to improve your soil. This week I want to tell you about the macro ...

The UD Soil Testing Program provides a variety of soil testing and educational support to farmers, homeowners and others engaged in soil management and land use. The program is offered as a public ...

Annette MaCoy, Penn State Master Gardener Coordinator, Franklin County Penn State Extension and the Penn State Agricultural ...

If you have diabetes or prediabetes, regularly monitoring your A1C blood sugar level is important for managing your condition and maintaining optimum health. A1C monitoring can also be used to ...