Key Takeaways Living organic mulch such as straw, woodchips, and shredded leaves insulate soil and reduce evaporation.Water deeply to encourage a strong, healthy root systems that don’t rely on ...

There's not much you can do about plants and seeds that rotted in May's slogfest, but you can do a lot to head off future wet ...

Mulch helps moderate the soil temperature, reduce evaporation from the soil, and prevent weeds from growing in the soil. Rice ...

This writer clearly remembers standing in the corn fields of central Minnesota when I was a child, marveling at all the worms ...

Beneficial nematodes are tiny worms that naturally kill grubs without harming people, pets, or pollinators. Apply nematodes ...

You might not consider that lawns profit from mulching, but unless you use a leaf catcher each time, you are mulching your ...

Soil and water pollution, especially the pollution of emerging contaminants, heavy metals, and organic pollutants, has become ...

Biochar, a carbon-rich material derived primarily from the pyrolysis of organic biomass, was once regarded as a simple ...

Managing Japanese beetles can be challenging since they often emerge in large numbers during summer. Adult beetles typically ...

This kind of farming is often carried out by urban residents who want to economise by not buying such food items as beans, ...

In a bid to manage soil for sustainable rice production, a study was conducted at Mafi-Dove, Central Tongu district of the Volta Region, Ghana to address the issues of soil fertility and productivity ...