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 ...
Nera Leather Tanning asks…….What is the difference between ‘biodegrading’ and ‘composting’? The first difference is that composting provides the Earth with nutrients once the material has ...
Cadmium (Cd) is a major environmental contaminant due to its widespread industrial use. Cd contamination of soil and water is rather classical but has emerged as a recent problem. Cd toxicity causes a ...
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.
“Darker colors associated with more humus are indicators of healthier soil,” he said. “When comparing conventional tillage with no-till one finds ponding or runoff on conventional and little ...
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 ...