The third macronutrient plants need, nitrogen, leeches readily from soil so a recommendation to add additional nitrogen is often part of the recommendation from K-State. Any gardeners who use ...

Soil testing tells a story. It reveals a lot about the health of your soil and what's in it. Or, more importantly, what's NOT in it.

Healthy soil leads to healthy plants! Keeping your vegetable garden supplied with sufficient nutrients will lead to vigorous growth, robust vegetation, and more produce. While fertilizing isn’t ...

A basic soil test will tell you the pH (relative alkalinity/acidity) of your soil and the availability of the three major or macro nutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.

Soil is made up of roughly 45% ground rocks and 5% organic matter, and the other 50% is air. Surprisingly, plants get their oxygen through their roots, not their leaves.

If soil is too acidic or too alkaline, some nutrients can’t be absorbed by plant roots, leading to poor growth and yellow leaves. Most garden plants prefer a slightly acidic soil with pH between ...