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Compacted Soil
Soil Care & Mulching
How to Tell if Soil is Compacted Around Trees and What to Do
Is your tree slow growing? You may have compacted soil. Test to confirm, then discover soil compaction remedies. Also see if you can plant trees in compacted soil.
Oversaturated Soil
Soil Care & Mulching
How to Fix Oversaturated Soil
Here's what you need to know about well-drained soil and how to drain waterlogged ground to improve your landscape and plants, read more.
Garden Soil Stock
Soil Care & Mulching
How to Keep Soil Healthy For Your Plants
Here's how to improve soil quality and how to keep soil fertile, so your plants can thrive.
Soil Salinity
Soil Care & Mulching
How Does Soil Salinity Affect Plants?
Soil salinity is the measure of salt in soil. Salinization is the process of soluble salts building up in soil over time. Learn how to manage and reduce soil salinity with leaching and deep watering.
Rocky Soil Plants
Property Maintenance & Landscaping
Landscaping in Rocky Soil
Planting in rocky soil is possible but takes a little extra prep work. Follow this step-by-step guide on how to prepare rocky soil for planting grass seed and trees.
Homeowner Performing Soil Test Davey Tree
Soil Care & Mulching
Why Soil Care Is Important For Your Trees
At Davey, we prefer adding macronutrients and micronutrients as part of soil health management by using a slow-release fertilizer, learn why.
Preparing Garden Soil
Soil Care & Mulching
How To Prepare Your Soil For Spring Gardening
Learn how to improve soil quality in your home landscape with important soil preparation steps, including how to conduct a soil test and how to prepare your soil for spring.
Homeowner Performing Soil Test Davey Tree
Soil Care & Mulching
Why Should a Homeowner Perform a Soil Test?
Wonder why nothing will grow in your garden? Well, it could be the soil! See what your soil has (and lacks) with a quick soil test. Start by...
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