Soil & Soil Amendments

Healthy soil is the foundation of thriving lawns and gardens. This directory connects you to soil and soil amendment tools that help diagnose, build, and maintain productive growing spaces. Whether you’re prepping a planting bed, relieving compacted turf, balancing pH, or boosting fertility, the right equipment and materials make the job faster and more predictable.

• Soil testing kits and digital pH/moisture/salinity meters: identify pH, nutrients, and water levels so you apply only what’s needed.
• Core samplers and augers: pull accurate samples from depth for reliable lab testing.
• Tillers, cultivators, and broadforks: loosen hardpan, improve drainage, and encourage deep rooting.
• Plug and spike aerators: open compacted lawns to air and water, improving resilience.
• Broadcast and drop spreaders: apply lime, gypsum, fertilizer, and seed evenly with adjustable rates.
• Compost bins, tumblers, and worm bins: produce rich compost and worm castings for sustained fertility.
• Soil sifters and mixing tubs: blend amendments uniformly and remove rocks or debris.
• Wheelbarrows and garden carts: move bulk topsoil, compost, and mulch efficiently.
• Hoses, sprinklers, and watering wands: water-in amendments for activation and reduced dust.

Top soil amendments featured include:
- Compost and aged manure: increase organic matter, water-holding, and microbial life.
- Coco coir and peat moss: improve moisture retention in sandy soils.
- Perlite, pumice, and vermiculite: enhance aeration and drainage in dense mixes.
- Biochar: boosts cation exchange capacity and long-term carbon.
- Lime and elemental sulfur: adjust soil pH for optimal nutrient uptake.
- Gypsum: flocculates clay and mitigates sodium without shifting pH.
- Rock phosphate, bone meal, greensand, and kelp meal: slow-release minerals and micronutrients.
- Worm castings and mycorrhizae: strengthen root systems and nutrient cycling.

Helpful tips: test first, match amendment to soil type (clay, loam, sand), calculate coverage by square footage, follow label rates, incorporate to the recommended depth, topdress lawns lightly and water thoroughly, and wear gloves and a dust mask for powders. Use filters to shop by soil type, pH goal, organic-only inputs, application method, and property size.