Soil & Compost
Every great garden is a soil project wearing flowers. These guides cover the foundation: understanding your soil type (clay, sand, loam — and how to fix the first two), making compost that breaks down fast without smelling, leaf mould, mulching, and natural soil boosters like green manures and vermicompost. We explain pH simply — what actually needs acidic soil and what doesn’t care — and how to mix potting media for containers instead of buying marked-up bags. US, UK and Indian soil contexts are all covered. Improve your soil one season and every plant you grow afterwards says thank you.
One method note: do not dig compost deep in. Spread it on the surface and let worms carry it down. It is far less work, and it leaves the soil structure and fungal networks you already have intact.
