Mushroom compost is made from spent mushroom farming substrate. It's now widely available, and there are lots of reasons you should use it on your veggie patch.

You take great pride in how your lawn looks. So when you see those ugly brown spots tarnish your masterpiece, don't get angry. Get busy.

Sectors such as steel, fertilisers, cement and power transmission depend heavily on imports of essential raw materials from West Asia.

The best prevention approach is exclusion: covering vulnerable crops as soon as they are planted with a mesh net that blocks ...

Rock salt damages lawns by dehydrating soil, blocking nutrients, and harming grass roots. To repair salt damage, flush soil, amend with compost or gypsum, and reseed carefully. Use safer ice melts or ...

North Carolina peanut farmers seeking ways to save money this year can cut back on the gypsum they apply to their crop without harming yield or quality — with a few caveats. David Jordan, North ...

Winter is the season when gardeners and homeowners step back, take stock and start planning for the year ahead. For many, that planning includes a big question: Should I be using fewer chemicals in my ...

Planning your garden's fertilizer needs is best done before the spring season begins. Fertilizers are available in organic, natural, and synthetic forms, each with different properties. Organic ...

Krista McCay is a writer specializing in video game guides and walkthroughs. She first entered the industry in 2022 while studying English at UC Santa Barbara and working part-time as an editor. It ...

Plastic-coated fertilizers used on farms are emerging as a major but hidden source of ocean microplastics. A new study found that only a tiny fraction reaches beaches through rivers, while direct ...

I recently spoke at a city of Marco Island Waterways Committee meeting about fertilizer leaching and run off causing algae blooms in our surrounding waterways. I learned that there are some citizens ...