Soils aren't all alike. You'll be less discombobulated in garden stores if you know how garden soil differs from potting soil ...

Learn how to best reuse potting soil from last season to enhance your garden's vitality, plus the best way to trim browned ...

This week's column addresses when to pinch back annual and perennial flowers, characteristics of a good potting mix and ...

Soil — look for potting mix or indoor houseplant soil. Often, a peat moss-based mix is good. But soil requirements can vary ...

Q: I have some houseplants that have been in the same pot for many years, and I want to move them into larger pots. When is ...

Jane shares a tip for reinvigorating old potting mix. If you have a healthy plant ... but compost works best to boost the organic matter in the soil, giving it improved structure and water-holding ...

That’s what I do with my own potting soil after I’ve used it just one year – I put it into my flower and vegetable garden. Their soils need improvements, too, and this year-old mix is better ...

What type of potting soil is best for starting seeds inside? The best choice for seed starting indoors would be a commercially-produced, soilless mix formulated specifically for starting seeds.