The decayed organic matter that is crucial for plant growth Humus is what remains after organic litter from plants and ...

Regenerative agriculture refers to practices that contribute to the enrichment of humus in the soil. This stores carbon, ...

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.

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 ...

A very important part of the success of this project is an understanding of the soil food web, in other words, how organisms ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Fall is a great time to apply soil amendments to the garden, the lawn and our ...

To alleviate pests, plant mustards, and if your soil could use more humus, plant cowpeas. Your local nursery will have bulk cover crop seed and can help you figure out what would be best for your ...

Soil is a mixture of tiny particles of rock, dead plants and animals, air and water. Different soils have different properties depending on their composition. Sandy soil is pale coloured and has ...

Organic gardening is a popular and sustainable way of growing plants. Now you can make your own organic fertiliser at home ...

It is incredibly easy to care for roses in autumn as long as you stop fertilising them, and instead do a quick gardening job ...

Erythroniums pair brilliantly with trilliums, another aristocratic, shade-loving, spring-flowering woodlander, albeit one ...