Soil holds nutrients for plant uptake, holds water and air for metabolic processes, provides habitat for living organisms, and filters impurities. Soil texture is determined by the mixture of the ...

Conservation practices and planning are essential to ensure productive fields and a healthy environment. Healthy soil will last for generations. Shorter term savings includes using no-till planting to ...

The chief scientific officer at the Soil Health Institute, Cristine Morgan, told attendees how to watch for and assess their own soil health. Morgan was the keynote speaker earlier this year at the ...

PLATTSBURGH — Soil is the most important factor for any gardeners no matter if they grow vegetables or flowers in pots, raised beds or a plot. “The key to a healthy plant is healthy roots, and the key ...

Looking to make your own indoor seed starter system? Learn how to mix the best soil for starting seeds and learn the seed starting basics. After the warmth of holiday gatherings and festivities, ...

Q: What should I use to amend raised beds? My beds need to be rejuvenated. Sulfur, rock dust, chicken manure, worm castings — I am not sure which ones to use or to use them all. A: There is a lot of ...

There's no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to improving the soil health of Upper Midwest farms. But the Natural Resources Conservation Service, an arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, ...