Growing a garden can take a toll on your soil, leading to nutrient deficiencies, soil compaction, erosion, and other problems ...

That’s where soil health comes in. Soil is not just “dirt.” It’s a living ecosystem teeming with nutrients, organic matter and billions of organisms like bacteria, fungi, insects and invertebrates ...

But modern agriculture’s deep plowing and heavy machinery do more harm than good, by disrupting the natural pathways through which water infiltrates, researchers report March 19 in Science. Breaking ...

Struggling with tulips that won't bloom? The issue could be hiding in the soil you're using. Follow this easy tip to help ...

Farmers have long debated which practices do the most to keep their soil healthy. Now, after pulling data from 21 long-term field trials scattered across the United States, a multi-state research team ...

"Warm, sunny days in early spring are encouraging after a long winter, but Mother Nature still holds the cards, and I don’t ...

Save money and time. A soil test tells you what you need instead of using unnecessary fertilizers. Significant amounts of essential nutrients are removed from the soil through plant growth, so ...

A little water can go a long way.

Many cities' soil is degraded and locked away under concrete, so a pan-European team is planning to revive them through ...

Americans often joke that fast food isn’t really food. But one man decided to see whether it contains enough nutrients to ...