Using organic liquid plant feeds is a natural way to deliver a boost of nutrients to specific plants at a particular time. Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in ...

What does nitrogen do for plants? Read on to learn how to improve the health of your plants and how to add nitrogen to soil by fixing the nitrogen cycle in your garden. This article is also in audio ...

Researchers recently discovered the protein inhibiting the formation of organic nitrogen compounds in plants. This protein, if manipulated, could potentially be used to encourage plant growth and ...

IN sterile cultures pea and clover use especially well aspartic and glutamic acids for their nitrogen nutrition, as demonstrated by previous experiments in this laboratory 1. Both the optical forms ...

Organic or synthetic? Most of the confusion I see regarding organic fertilizer falls into two groups. Most questions have to do with trying to understand what the differences are, usually with an ...

Your guide to the do's and don'ts of using coffee grounds for growing healthier plants Yes, coffee grounds can inject fuel into your garden as well as into your morning routine. Regardless of season ...

Nitrogen compounds in the runoff from wastewater treatment plants can feed microbes in nearby ocean ecosystems, fueling oxygen-depleted dead zones and toxic algal blooms. A new study of how the runoff ...

A layer of organic mulch is one of the easiest ways to help your garden beds through winter. Shredded leaves or straw work ...