I’ll never forget, as a kid I had gotten a free packet of coleus seeds and was so excited to grow them! I went outside and filled up a four inch pot with soil from the garden, planted the seeds, watered them to keep the soil moist, and placed the pot in a sunny...
It’s the foundation of every garden, yet the part we overlook the most: it’s beneath our feet every day, easy to ignore, but impossible to replace. People build entire careers studying it, and spend a lifetime trying to understand it. Gardeners debate it endlessly,...