Bill Kerr says that increasing the organic and microbe content of your soil is the first step to ensuring healthier crops and ...

The ideal soil for most plants is loam, which has a balance of sand, silt, and clay. Loam is also rich in an organic matter called humus. Dark and loose but not too loose, humus is composed of ...

The peace lily is one of the most popular potted flowers. However, despite proper care, its leaves may start to wilt and ...

It is estimated that 30% of the world's terrestrial carbon stocks are found in the boreal forest, 60% of which is below ground. Organic soil horizons contain about one-third of the soil carbon.

fresh and partially decomposed biomass (plant and animal), and the well decomposed and stable biomass fraction (humus). soil structure: The aggregation, or secondary shape, of soil particles which ...

Humus is highly recalcitrant, and this resistance to decomposition leads to a long residence time in soil. Plant debris is less recalcitrant, resulting in a much shorter residence time in soil.

There was a strange quirk to land values in Stutsman County back in 1904. According to reports in The Jamestown Alert, land west of the James River commonly sold for lower prices than land on the east ...

A worm burrows its way through the dark earth, ingesting particles of soil and expelling nutrient-rich casts in a constant forage for food. Charles Darwin described earthworms as one of the most ...

Home vegetable or flower gardeners are often unhappy with their soil quality. They routinely incorporate organic matter in the soil each fall but don't see much change in their soil texture.

Growing research points to soil health as a fundamental building block of our well-being. When it comes to taking care of our health, we often focus on diet, exercise, sleep, among other lifestyle ...

Vibrantly colored leaves plan an important role in helping nature transition from summer to autumn and prepare for cold weather.

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