Rhubarb is a perennial plant that grows well in cool climates – below 75 degrees – so you need to enjoy it this spring before the weather heats up. There are actually six different ...

The U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy recently announced $5 million in funding to the Urbana ...

February is cold, wet, windy and downright inhospitable to outdoor gardening—but you know you are mere weeks from the start ...

Western Oregon: Prune fall-bearing raspberries (in late-February or early-March). Plant windowsill container garden of herbs ...

They arrived in Galveston, Texas, where they were transported in 17 train cars to California and their final destination in the Coachella Valley. The last in this trio of illustrious fruit-growing ...

There's a lot of confusion over whether plant food is the same thing as fertilizer. Is there a difference? Let's find out.

Magnesium also improves nutrient absorption. This ensures that your plants get the most out of their soil, including nitrogen and phosphorus, and if you use fertilizers, Epsom salts can be a useful ...

“Although timing and placement can make fertilizer more efficient, they don’t change the amount of nutrients the plant uses,” Ferrie points out. “One thousand bushels of corn requires 740 l ...

Researchers have discovered a biological mechanism that makes plant roots more welcoming to ... as natural alternatives to inorganic-fertilizer across major crops, including cereals and legumes.

but excessive fertilizer use harms the environment. If we could use mutually beneficial relationships between plant roots and soil microbes to enhance nutrient uptake, then we could potentially ...

Promoting mutually beneficial relationships between plants and soil microbes that enhance nutrient acquisition by plants could improve crop production without increasing inorganic-fertilizer use.

Sewage sludge has been used as fertilizer for many years. Wastewater treatment plants produce millions of tons of it and tens of millions of acres of farmland have been allowed to use it, according to ...