Repeat layers of “brown” and “green” until your bed is about 18 inches to 3 feet high. ... especially in our sandy Florida soil. Of course, there’s always a downside.

Ten out of Florida's 67 counties currently are under county-enacted burn bans and more than 20 have a drought index ... The Keetch Byram Drought Index estimates the dryness of soil and duff layers.

It is common to see yard waste containers packed to the brim and sitting by the curb, waiting for collection. All pruning ...

For comparison, soils with a higher silt and clay content have a CEC of around 30-40, while our sandy Florida soils have a CEC of around 3-5.

Drainage has exposed the fertile soils of the Everglades Agricultural Area, a region responsible for much of the nation’s sugar cane. Are Florida’s sugar farms a greenhouse gas hot spot ...

Soil and water are the origin of what we eat and drink — linchpins of Florida's future growth. How we manage them winds up in front of the state's 55 unsung soil and water conservation districts.

Each summer, nearly 25,000 acres (10,000 hectares) of rice is cultivated in the Florida Everglades Agricultural Area, a roughly 1,100-square-mile (2,800-square-kilometer) area south of Lake ...

Florida Crystals Corp., another leading producer of sugar cane, said its farmers have taken steps to minimize peat loss and greenhouse gas emissions by focusing, for instance, on minimizing soil ...