Garden beds and soil types

Gardening near trees means competing with roots for water and with canopies for sun. Learn how to site cannabis beds, protect roots and use containers.

Caliche soil is a cemented desert layer that blocks roots and water. Learn how to find it, break through it, test drainage and build soil above it.

When is soil ready to work in spring? Learn why digging wet soil causes lasting compaction, how to do the squeeze, ball and ribbon tests and when to wait.

No till gardening or tilling? Learn what tilling does to soil structure, when it still makes sense and how to move cannabis beds toward low or no till.

Buying topsoil for cannabis beds? Learn what topsoil is, what to ask the supplier, how to check texture, smell and debris, and when to test a load first.

Learn how a keyhole garden is built for outdoor cannabis, from size, wall height and the access notch to watering through the center basket.

Crop rotation in the garden slows soilborne disease. Learn how long to rotate outdoor cannabis beds, how to map them and when it helps.