The city of Oakland launched its first free compost hub on Friday in partnership with a local nonprofit urban farming ...

Incorporate compost into new beds before planting, mix it into containers, scatter it over the lawn or use it in place of ...

If you’ve ever stood in the garden aisle staring at overpriced bags of potting soil, you’re not alone—and you’re definitely not wrong to feel a little ripped off. Good potting mix can cost a small ...

I explain green and brown ingredients, using coffee and other wastes including roots of perennial weeds and blighted leaves. What size pieces to add, what temperatures you need and may expect. How ...

In a study published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Nagoya University researchers demonstrated that native soil bacteria, when treated with decoy molecules, can degrade non-native compounds, ...

With drylands covering over 40% of the Earth's land area, improving the agricultural potential of sandy soils is a critical global challenge. These soils, common in arid and semi-arid regions, are ...

There are multiple ways to kill cover crop plantings, each best suited to the specific crop grown and the local climate. While farmers can always use the seed packet to tell them when to terminate, ...

Scientists have found that one common soil bacterium can bind loose sand more strongly than another by forming a natural cement between grains. That result sharpens the search for living additives ...

Stop throwing money at soil problems that fix themselves for free. Healthy soil does not demand expensive inputs, complicated routines, or endless hours of work. It thrives when it gets the right kind ...