Finding an edible wild mushroom peeking out of the earth is a thrill ... sourcing the best wood mulch to grow your spores in ...

• Applied to depth of 4 inches, mulch suppresses weeds by blocking sunlight from reaching the soil. Too much mulch, though, ...

DIY biochar enhances nutrient availability and also enables soil to retain nutrients longer. Last year, I committed one of the great sins of gardening: I let weeds go to seed. Cleaning up in fall ...

Earth’s Storage of Water in Soil, Lakes and Rivers Is Dwindling. and It’s Especially Bad for Farming University of Melbourne hydrology professor Dongryeol Ryu and his collaborator Ki-Weon Seo ...

As the layer of fertile topsoil thins, it gets increasingly difficult to grow crops for food. Without altering agricultural practices and urgently finding ways to preserve soil, the global food ...