To help gardeners determine how much—and how often—to water, we tested some of the top soil moisture meters on the market. Find out which ones scored the highest in our hands-on tests.

Overview of the test site showing the EASE-2 grid cells at a spatial resolution of 200[m] (black line) and 100 [m] (grey line), along with land cover class and the locations of in-situ measurements of ...

WEST MICHIGAN — Now that Labor Day is behind us, some may be thinking ahead to fall. We still have weeks before peak colors arrive in West Michigan, but current conditions can actually impact our fall ...

The dry weather is posing a threat to some plants and lawns. Here's how to tell if you ought to take watering action.

Verify your moisture analyzer’s performance with SmartCal™, a unique routine testing substance. SmartCal verifies the performance of your moisture analyzer in a 10-minute test, which is carried out in ...

The effects of soil moisture and temperature on arthropod communities were experimentally examined in the northern Chihuahuan Desert of New Mexico. Shaded plots were established which lowered the soil ...

You might think you know everything your plants need from sunshine to water to soil type, but do you know the pH? These easy-to-use devices can help.

For 31 straight days last summer, temperatures in Phoenix hit or topped 110 degrees, the longest such streak ever. That searing Arizona heat dehydrates crops and evaporates water the state needs to ...

"There's nothing quite like the pawpaw," said Rob Brannan, a food science professor at Ohio University's Department of Food and Nutrition Sciences. "It's the only temperate member of a tropical fruit ...