CORVALLIS – Adding organic matter is the best way to improve nearly all kinds of soils. If you’re unsure if your soil needs amendments, take note if it dries and cracks in summer, drains ...

Humus is the finished product of compost—organic matter rich in microbes and nutrients. It can absorb four to five times more ...

Recently, the Rice Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) conducted a county-wide visual survey to assess soil residue ...

There is nothing you could do in your garden that would be more helpful than applying organic matter in and on your soil. That is basic Gardening 101. I have repeated this many times in different ...

Key Points Newspapers work as compost and mulch, enriching soil and blocking weeds.Fold or shred them for seedling cups, pot ...

Instead, it focuses on building layers of organic matter to create ... including improved soil structure, reduced weed growth ...

As global food supply uncertainties mount, Chinese scientists transform salty soil into arable land suitable for growing crops.

Emma has worked for broadcasters BBC and ITV, and written for Johnston Press, Asian Standard newspaper ... land for agriculture reduces organic matter in the soil and destroys ecosystems that ...

Researchers collected soil samples from the site last September and analyzed them through this winter. The results "show significantly higher levels of organic matter and potassium compared to ...