Taking care of the soil is of utmost importance for the success of growing vegetables, particularly when using sustainable or organic production practices. If you’ve been treating your soil like ‘dirt ...

With their beautiful blossoms, bright fruits, and manageable care requirements, sour cherries are ideal plants for home ...

Passive composting is a straightforward process. It involves collecting the same materials used in active composting, a pile ...

The EPA data on agriculture's role in carbon emissions only tells half the story. It counts what’s coming out of the barn, ...

Degradation of soils over the past 40 years has been due to the depletion of organic matter content, resulting in decreased crop yields. To produce two tonnes of maize per acre, an uptake of nitrogen ...

All plants in your yard need soil with a proper amount of essential nutrients, vitamins, and other all-around good stuff to thrive and grow beautifully, so purchasing the wrong additives can do your ...

Maintaining your greens usually depends on how you prepare the soil mix for them to survive in. To save you much time on preparation, we’ve compiled a list of the best organic potting soil for plants ...

Plants and trees send their roots into the ground to soak up water and nutrients from the soil. Until now, scientists ...

This paper presents an investigation of the electrical property of the multi-layer soil using a short-time matrix pencil method (STMPM). The simulations are conducted in order to investigate the poles ...

One TikToker shared how he grows peppers, tomatoes, and figs in a raised bed without soil — using the hugelkultur method.

Creeping thyme is a beautiful, drought-tolerant ground cover, but soil moisture is a common issue. Pea gravel mulch helps ...