Your lawn and garden need nutrients to grow and stay healthy. Soil is an important source of key nutrients but it doesn’t always contain them in adequate amounts. That’s why many homeowners take the ...

I often get questions about fertilizing plants. What’s best to use, when, how much, etc.? When considering the environment, we also should ask questions about how to moderate the amount of fertilizers ...

Healthy soil leads to healthy plants! Keeping your vegetable garden supplied with sufficient nutrients will lead to vigorous growth, robust vegetation, and more produce. While fertilizing isn’t always ...

Another useful strategy for improving your garden soil is to construct beds and paths. With this garden plan, you can add any soil-improving fertilizers directly to the beds, where they’re most needed ...

Centuries of agriculture have depleted our soils causing the nutrient-density of fruits, grains and vegetables to decline dramatically, but the process of returning soil to true fertility is widely ...

When we first moved to the northern Sierra wilderness, everyone said "Go see Amigo Bob about fruit trees." At the end of a long drive through the northern Mother Lode, we found Peaceful Valley Road, a ...

According to a new study, banana peel-based fertilizer outperforms chemical products and produces taller, healthier plants ...

Plants absorb not only nutrients but also toxic metals such as cadmium through their roots. It was previously unclear whether ...

Scientists developed wheat that helps create its own natural fertilizer, promising cleaner and more affordable farming.