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How to Probe Your Soil to Know When to Water

April 3, 2014 by hermes Leave a Comment

As a property manager, testing your property’s soil is a great way to determine whether it needs more water. However, you have to be careful to do it correctly or you will base your decision off of a false reading. Here are some tips that will help you probe the soil properly to receive accurate results. Select a … [Read more…]

Improve your Soil by using Compost

August 5, 2011 by hermes Leave a Comment

If you are looking to improve your soil, using compost is a good choice. When compost is added to the soil, it breaks up heavy clay soils, helps sandy soils retain water and nutrients, and releases essential nutrients into the soil. There are also microscopic organisms in compost that build up the soil and make nutrients available to … [Read more…]