--- title: Field Grown - The Waverly Farm Blog | Soil Management description: Soil Management | Field Grown, The Waverly Farm blog, is the source for articles about landscape plant varieties and field production nursery practices of interest to landscape industry professionals including landscape architects, landscaping contractors, and landscape re-wholesale buyers. --- [** (301) 874-8300](tel:(301)%20874-8300) Translate site: [![Waverly Farm](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Waverly_2021/Logo_waverlyFarm.png?width=128&height=127&name=Logo_waverlyFarm.png "Waverly Farm")](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/) [![Shop](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/19497730/de288a79-4650-4ef7-bdee-01ebcdda0932.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/19497730/de288a79-4650-4ef7-bdee-01ebcdda0932) [![Availability / Prices](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/19497730/50bb204e-d827-40ea-a41b-f8e888247f37.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/19497730/50bb204e-d827-40ea-a41b-f8e888247f37) [![Order / Create Account](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/19497730/85cb7e06-f764-4c70-9380-e0740275dec6.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/19497730/85cb7e06-f764-4c70-9380-e0740275dec6) # Field Grown ###### The Waverly Farm Blog ## Posts about Soil Management [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/01%20tillage%20promotes%20soil%20health.jpg?width=948&height=574&name=01%20tillage%20promotes%20soil%20health.jpg) ](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/maintaining-and-improving-soil-health-in-a-field-production-nursery) 3 min read ## [Maintaining and Improving Soil Health in a Field Production Nursery](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/maintaining-and-improving-soil-health-in-a-field-production-nursery) Soil preparation. That’s the starting point for any field production nursery operation. The soil you've got and what you do with it to maintain or improve soil health is directly tied to your success as a grower. It is the key to growing consistently high value plant material. 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