There’s no need to guess what your garden needs for optimal results. Take a soil test this spring to create the right conditions for your garden from the start. A simple soil test will help prevent ...

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Our recent study addresses this research gap. Published this week in Austral Entomology, it examines the soil type preferences of ground-nesting bees and provides a simple, practical approach to ...

Soil test laboratories may also have specific protocols for soil analysis. A simple soil test provides the roadmap your garden needs – revealing pH, nutrient levels and soil health indicators so ...

Wildflowers typically do well in poor soil, but a bit of preparation can improve your results. Start with a simple soil test to check pH and nutrient levels. Then remove any debris and loosen the ...

has shared that a very simple way to give plants the nitrogen they need is to add sheep wool to their soil. Dan explained: “As wool decomposes, it releases nutrients into the soil, creating ...

The community is invited to attend Hullabloom Fest on April 26 and, like butterflies fluttering from bloom to bloom, experience how spring changes natural spaces, specifically the Leach Teaching ...

In addition, managing your mowing height (see below) can greatly improve root growth and in turn help to move organic matter deeper into the soil horizon. 'I miss you so': 1930s love letters found ...

DURING the course of some investigations of seasonal variations in the available cation content of soils in Denbighshire (North Wales), samples of the soil solution were needed. The soils are ...

In addition, managing your mowing height (see below) can greatly improve root growth and in turn help to move organic matter deeper into the soil horizon. We’re in April. Nobody is thinking ...