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Rather than let leaves stay on the lawn or send them to the landfill, horticulturist David Trinklein recommends two ways of ...

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Environmental experts have emphasized on the need of using compost organic manure to improve soil health as well as crop productivity in the country. Centre for Environmental Policy and Advocacy ...

Leaf mulch and grass clippings are nutritional organic materials that can be recycled to benefit your plants, combat soil erosion, correct clay soil or adjust the pH caused by pine needles.

Thirty years ago, I read Eliot Coleman’s classic, “The New Organic Grower” (Chelsea Green, 1989). It is widely considered to ...

Nitrogen is also one of the key requirements for plant growth in the garden, but during the process of decomposing these items, soil microbes tie up existing nitrogen in the soil, making it ...

Yordanos Anju is a dedicated farmer from the Bilate Zuria district in the Northern Sidama region. For generations, his family ...

Sep. 13, 2024 — In a new study, researchers have determined through both statistical analysis and in experiments that soil pH is a driver of microbial community composition -- but that the need ...

Pumpkins and other organic items don’t break down ... Pathogens and pests can survive all but the hottest compost piles, so it’s best to throw diseased plants in the trash or burn them in ...