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It's up to gardeners to properly manage the nitrogen in their soil so their plants can keep growing. Here are a few expert-approved ways to add nitrogen to your soil for healthy, prolific plants.

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It provides answers to selected questions that recently came into the UC Master Gardener – Yolo County Help Desk. Question: The yard in my recently built house seems to have heavy clay soil. Will I be ...

They keep the seeds dark, warm, and moist in the soil, shaded from the sun. The roots are protected, and hard surfaces almost always trap heat, offering the plant what it needs to survive.