KnowTheYard Editorial Review Lanes

KnowTheYard Soil & Sustainability Desk

Editorial review lane for soil, compost, native plants, and water-use guidance

school Primary source set: university extension services, USDA resources, and published horticultural references

This desk reviews soil, compost, pH, hardiness-zone, native-plant, and water-use advice before a page is marked reviewed. Most of these claims are testable in a real yard, so the read looks for guidance a homeowner can confirm with a soil test, a drainage check, or their zone map. It is an editorial workflow label, not a personal credential claim.

KnowTheYard Plant Health Desk

Editorial review lane for pests, diseases, toxicity, and troubleshooting guidance

school Primary source set: university extension diagnostics, IPM references, toxic plant references, and product-label safety language

This desk reviews pest, disease, toxicity, and plant-problem pages before they are marked reviewed. The main job is diagnosis quality, so the read checks whether a page separates what the reader can actually see, what most likely caused it, and what only looks the same. It is an editorial workflow label, not a personal credential claim.

KnowTheYard Design & Houseplants Desk

Editorial review lane for indoor care, planting design, containers, and small-space guidance

school Primary source set: extension houseplant references, botanical garden plant notes, and practical container-care standards

This desk reviews houseplant, container, small-space, and planting-design pages before they are marked reviewed. The read starts from a real room, so it checks whether the advice accounts for the light, the pot, the drainage, and the maintenance habit the reader actually has. It is an editorial workflow label, not a personal credential claim.