Brad McBride from Davey's West Cleveland office talks about why soil care is vital for tree health, how to check the health of your soil and what else can be done to improve it.

In this episode we cover:  

• Making soil simple (0:35)
• How do you test soil? (1:57)
• Arbor Green PRO® (3:10) 
• Two-step soil care program (5:13)
• Watering (6:33) 
• Air spading services (7:42)
• Vertical mulching and mulch rings (9:59) (12:35) (14:34)
• Is drought or too much rain worse? (10:44)
• How Brad started working in tree care (11:18)
• Cultivating (14:09)
• How to tell what the soil is like (15:10)
•  Feeling after caring for a tree (16:33)
• Davey.com/SoilCare (19:00)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.  

To learn more about soil care and its importance, watch Brad on Cleveland's local news station, Fox 8's New Day Cleveland show, where you'll see soil props and tools in action. The Importance of Healthy Soil for Tree Growth and How to Improve Your Soil.

To read our blogs about soil care and mulching, check out our blogs on our website, Soil Care and Mulching blogs.

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Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com. 

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