This time of year, tons of free plants are waiting for you to claim them—and they’re sitting right in your own yard. It’s one small upside to fall yard cleanup: All those perennials you’ve ...
Clay soils form more of this type of organic matter than sandy soils because there are ... The first is the historical shift from perennial plants to annuals. “Perennial plants allocate more ...
“If you do that on massive landscapes year after year after year, you get soil degradation.” Bil Carda cuts, inspects and collects lettuce Sept. 12 at Three Creeks Farm and Forest in Ashland. The ...
Regenerative agriculture aims to, in part through perennials, breathe life into depleted soils while also reducing the need for chemical fertilizers and pesticides, which can have negative ...