There’s no doubt farmers are hunting to cut costs in 2025 — and one of the targets to trim is fertility. “If your fertility is in good shape, there’s probably room to pull back a little bit,” says Ken ...

If you like to keep things as organic as possible in the garden, making your own fertilizer is an excellent ecological choice, and you’ll save yourself a few dollars in the process. Gardening experts ...

Feeding your lawn beneficial nutrients helps the grass grow thick and lush. You can make your own lawn fertilizer at home to improve your lawn's health. The lawn fertilizer you can make from common ...

After the extremely warm December, the extremely cold January came as a shock to our plants. Such weather events can be deadly, but it may take time to sort out the living from the dead. As a rule of ...

From raw eggs to pasta water, we dissect gardening hacks approved by TikTok and offer science-backed reasons for their ...

Learn how to make an easy homemade plant fertilizer that boosts growth and revitalizes your plants. Discover the ingredients, ...

Comfrey, until fairly recently, was used for centuries as a medicinal herb. Some of the common folk names for it, such as “healing herb” and “bruisewort,” reflect the healing properties that people ...

When you think about a thriving ecosystem, it’s easy to see the symbiotic relationship between plants and animals. Plants feed animals and, in return, animals fertilize plants through scat and ...

It’s only been since 1988 that the International Plant Nutrition Institute has credited the 4R framework—application of the right nutrient source or product at the right rate, right time and in the ...

Today, nitrogen fertilizer is made in fossil fuel-fired factories that can be thousands of miles from the nearest farms, but one California company is working on a game-changer. It produces fertilizer ...

Plants are naturally “solar-powered,” but there is a carbon footprint associated with growing them as a crop. The fuel used to power tractors and other equipment is part of that footprint, but the ...