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Closing keynote speaker, Cristine Morgan, chief scientific officer, The Soil Health Institute discussed measuring and evaluating soil health at Soil Health U, Jan. 18 in Salina, Kansas. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)
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Morgan explains soil health basics at Soil Health U 

Closing keynote speaker, Cristine Morgan, chief scientific officer, The Soil Health Institute discussed measuring and evaluating soil health at Soil Health U, Jan. 18 in Salina, Kansas. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.) Read More

Repotting houseplants (Photo: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Spring houseplant care

Indentations into tilled soil from a tractor tire and planter.
Soil Health, Water

Accounting for soil wetness prior to conducting farm operations to minimize compaction



Lawn closeup (K-State Research and Extension)

Lawn maintenance should start now

  • By Maddy Rohr │ Kansas State University Research and Extension
Texas wildfire (Texas A&M Forest Service photo.)

Controlled burns require vigilance

Installing weed control fabric material and bark mulch in a residential garden to control weed spreading (Photo: iStock - brebca)

Colored plastic mulches may provide boost to garden crops

Home lawn choked with dandelions

Managing a weed invasion in the home lawn

  • By Maddy Rohr │ Kansas State University Research and Extension
Onions (Photo: Cindy Haynes)

Yard and Garden: planting and growing onions

  • By Aaron J. Steil │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences graduate student Jessica Atkin was able to produce the first chickpea seeds in a 75% mixture of simulated moondust. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Jessica Atkin)

From moon ‘dust’ to moon ‘soil’

A quick soil test can provide gardeners with vital information about the quality of the soil in their landscape. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Conduct soil test now ahead of spring planting

Woman removing weeds from her garden (Photo: iStock - lucentius)

Use weed clues to dig up fertility, soil compaction and moisture issues