A person holds two overflowing handfuls of rich brown soil. - William Edge/Shutterstock We can all imagine what healthy soil looks like: Rich, crumbly, and dark brown, bursting with nutrients and ...

Choosing a bushcraft campsite often seems simple at first glance, but small environmental cues can reveal more about the land than most people expect. Soil color is one of the most reliable indicators ...

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Ever wonder if your garden is thriving more than you realize? Sometimes, the best clues are right under your feet. Soil is more than just the stuff that gets under your fingernails. It’s the hidden ...

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Bloom color is generally controlled by soil pH and aluminum availability. Only certain hydrangeas can change color, and some cultivars will stay white no matter what you do to the soil. Color shifts ...

"The collection of charts generally used with soils is a modified version of the collection appearing in the Munsell book of color and includes only that portion needed for soils, about one-fifth of ...