Improve Your Garden Soil
- Covers a wide range of garden soil topics, including soil types, pH, nutrients, testing, composting and fertilizers.
- http://www.improve-your-garden-soil.com/
Topsoil Tampa Landscape Supply Company
- Bulk supplier of premium landscaping materials including top soil, compost, mulch, fill dirt, gravel and much more. Serving the Tampa Bay metro area. (813) 358-8990
- http://topsoiltampa.com
Do It Yourself.com: Fertilizer, Compost, and Soil - Series of projects, articles, and tips on fertilizing, composting, and nutrient management. - http://www.doityourself.com/scat/fertilizercompostsoi
Better Homes and Gardens: Soil, Water & Fertilizers - Includes articles on making potting mixes, proper watering techniques, nutrient needs, and mulching. - http://www.bhg.com/bhg/category.jsp?catref=C401
Improving Soil - Oregon horticulturalist offers information on soil components, pH, testing methods, and nutrients, and means of improving it by using amendments and improving drainage and aeration. - http://www.rodsgarden.50megs.com/improvingsoil.htm
Gardening Information: Soil - Collection of articles from Oregon State University on various aspects of soil: use of amendments and cover crops, temperature, acidity, moisture, and testing. - http://extension.oregonstate.edu/news/category_search.php?searchCat=soil
The Schundler Company - Collection of articles and resources about the horticultural uses of perlite and vermiculite. - http://www.schundler.com/hort.htm
The World of Soil - An introduction to soil components, acidity, fertility, and care, as well as an extensive collection of links to other soil resources. - http://web.ukonline.co.uk/fred.moor/soil/
Vermiculite.com - One-page site giving suggestions on where to purchase vermiculite in the United States, along with some uses and properties of vermiculite. - http://www.vermiculite.com
Improving Soils For Vegetable Gardening - Ohio State University fact sheet covers soil basics: types, texture and structure, drainage and moisture, nutrients, pH, and cover crops. - http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1602.html
Lead Contamination In The Garden - Covers causes and effects of elevated lead levels, recommends both health and soil screening procedures, and provides guidelines for gardening in areas with lead contamination. - http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1149.html
Iron Chlorosis - Explains how iron deficiency affects trees and plants, and how to correct it. Ohio State University fact sheet. - http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1009.html