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Ian Tolley’s Simple Soil Moisture Probe for Home Gardeners
The easy-to-use gardening tool that takes the guesswork out of watering. Renowned citrus expert, Ian Tolley, shares his tips for making your own DIY Soil Probe at home.
Five manure facts to help your garden grow
Using manures in the garden helps to add organic matter and nutrients to the soil, but not all manures are created equal.
How to make manure tea
Making manure tea is an easy way to add nutrients to the soil without digging in, best of all, it's easy to brew your own.
Soil preparation for successful tomatoes
Tomatoes are easy to grow, but if you would like a jumpstart when you transplant your seedlings, read more here.
How safe is your backyard soil?
A new citizen science program is helping to find out.
Why is soil texture important?
The best soils for gardening have a range of pore sizes, and continuous or connected pores that allow water, roots and organisms to move easily through the soil....
How to attract earthworms to your soil
Read our top tips on attracting earth worms to your soil
What is the importance organic matter in soil?
Humus is the ultimate breakdown product of organic matter. Organic matter is processed into humus by soil organisms.
Why does soil pH matter to plants?
Soil pH affects how available soil nutrients are to plant roots.