- About Compost
Describes composting as natural recycling, which occurs on a continuous basis in the natural environment.
- Better Homes and Gardens: Soil, Water & Fertilizers
Includes articles on making potting mixes, proper watering techniques, nutrient needs, and mulching.
- Building Fertile Soil
Guide to creating and maintaining good quality soil.
- Fertilizing Vegetable Garden Soils, HYG-1601-92
Ohio State University
- Foster's Sustainable Organic Soil Program
Resources to learn the importance of using natural products to take care of the soil ecosystem.
- Garden Soil
Information about the components of good soil. Information on testing and improving garden soil.
- Guidelines for Choosing a Soil-Testing Laboratory, HYG-1133-99
Ohio State University
- Improving Soil
Instructions for improving soil. Includes soil components, soil testing and soil amendments.
- Improving Soils For Vegetable Gardening, HYG-1602-92
Ohio State University
- Iron Chlorosis
Explains iron chlorosis in trees and plants, and how to correct it.
- Lead Contamination In The Garden, HYG-1149-93
Ohio State University
- Micronutrient Disorders, HYG-1252-98
Ohio State University
- Physical Characteristics of Growing Mixes, HYG-1251-97
From Ohio State U.
- Soil
Gardening and in particular, soil information from the Oregon State University.
- Soil and Fertilizers
Publications about fertilizing a number of different plants, from the North Dakota State University.
- Soil Management
A number of publications (in PDF format) dealing with topics about soil.
- Soil Resource Management
References about the fertility, compaction, testing and conservation of soil. Published by the University of Nebraska.
- Soil Testing is an Excellent Investment for Garden Plants and Commercial Crops, HYG-1132-99
Ohio State University
- Understanding the Soil Processes
Information about soil composition and the biological processes occurring within the soil.
- World of Soil
An introduction to understanding the basic components of soil.
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