Potting soil does not come cheap nowadays and if you have to fill a large raised bed, you will definitely notice the pinch. Using layers of different materials is cheaper and gives your plants more ...

What’s in a word? Well, if it’s the word dirt or soil, it turns out, it’s a lot. While most people, myself included, often ...

Precise information about agricultural soils is key to managing them more efficiently and sustainably. Researchers at the ...

Spring is the best time to plant many bulbs for summer and fall flowers. Plant these flower bulbs in spring for many months ...

Matthew Ingram shares his views on the revolutionary potential of compost ahead of the publication of his new book, The ...

Boost your garden this spring with hardy ground covers like Brunnera macrophylla for beauty, weed control, and water ...

Baltimore County is rolling out the green carpet for Earth Day with an online pre-order sale of compost bins and rain barrels ...

CEC is the ability of soil to hold and exchange cations (positively charged nutrients). Higher CEC means better nutrient ...

Leaving Cert Agricultural Science – Higher Level Sample Answers (Biological Properties of Soil) 1. Define the soil microbiome ...

No-dig gardening is simple. Unlike methods like digging, forking and rotavation, no-dig avoids breaking up, lifting, or ...

At our house no flower is more welcome than the early spring snowdrop. They are the first flower to appear in my garden often ...

The soil carbon monitoring programme started in 2023 to determine how much carbon is stored in forest and grassland soils, ...