Coffee grounds can improve soil and repel slugs, but too much can harm roses. Learn how to use them safely and effectively.

The Persistent Problem of Phosphorus Loss Organic fertilizers like manure and biogas slurry are widely used to enrich ...

The Challenge of Contaminated Soils Soils contaminated with heavy metals from industrial activities like mining pose a ...

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Last week I talked about the practicalities of using animal manures as a soil amendment. This week I want to talk about a few other common soil amendments like compost, peat moss and coir fiber.

In now-famous remarks commemorating the first-ever World Soil Day — created in 2014 to raise global awareness about the importance of healthy soil — Maria-Helena Semedo, Deputy- Director General for ...

In just a few weeks, it will be planting time. “Make soil improvement part of your planting plans,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist in the Plant Clinic at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle.

Critics and supporters of President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship often focus on the order’s barring of automatic citizenship to children born to individuals unlawfully ...

In March, winter is waning, even if your region has a long, cold season. In southern regions, March signals the end, whereas in the North, there may still be a few months of cold weather. Unless the ...

"Awful. You can't do nothing outside," Sandra Walton of Tignall told us a year ago. Her family’s experience with chicken sludge spread on the property next to her home in Wilkes County forced changes ...

If you’ve ever lovingly sprinkled a soil amendment into your garden and thought, “Ah yes, this is the secret sauce,” you’re not alone. Gardeners adore a good shortcut—especially one that promises ...