Question: My dad always put lime on our lawn every year when I was growing up. My wife and I just moved into our first house, and I’d like to know if I should be following in my dad’s footsteps and ...

Q: I just got back results from a Penn State soil test, and it says my soil pH is 6.0. The recommendation is to add 50 pounds of lime per 1,000 square feet. My property is close to 1 acre. Even if I ...

One of the topics most frequently asked about by gardeners is liming the soil: why, what kind, how and when? I thought a simple primer on limestone and its use might be helpful. I called Dr. Stephen ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! What a change has occurred in the weather! Fall is definitely here as daytime highs are in the 60s and the nights are getting chilly. Get your pumpkins ...

Now through mid-November is the year's best time to plant spring-flowering bulbs - the tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and other favorites that add early color to the yard. You can plant them even later ...

Soil pH and fertility management go hand in hand when it comes to keeping your lawn healthy and free of weeds. Getty Images / Jiamiao Lin Gardeners will most likely need to lime their lawn at some ...

The Deep River Fire Department will hold its annual lawn and garden lime sale at the firehouse Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Powdered lime will be sold in 50- pound bags for $2 or $80 per ton, and ...

Last week we chatted about soil testing — how to take a proper sample and what exactly a pH test actually tests for, but we left off how to fix our soil should the test identify a problem, either too ...