Dirt is what’s tracked onto your kitchen floor. Soil is what plants grow in. Having gardened on both Sutherland clay and ...

Q: I want to cover a 30-by-100-foot garden in wood chips because it is on a slope, and the soil drains so fast that it has lost a lot of its nutrients. Where can I get free wood chips? — Merle Need, C ...

Most industrial farms today are riddled with plastics, which may be used in fertilizers and mulches that are directly forked ...

Garlic shouldn’t be planted when the soil is too warm because it will quickly sprout. If it’s planted too late, it won’t have ...

KMUTT and RID launch bio-cement project to tackle soil salinity in northeastern Thailand, aiming to improve agriculture and ...

Then remove the maple tree from the container and set it in the hole. Add or remove soil to keep root depth level. Backfill ...

Permafrost is perennially frozen soil that covers about a quarter of the land in the Northern Hemisphere, particularly in Canada, Russia and Alaska. Much of it is rich with the organic matter of ...

Pesticides, heavy metals, micro- and nanoplastics in the soil, and environmentally harmful chemicals can have a detrimental effect on the cardiovascular system, according to a review paper.

The location of the landslide that occurred on Jalan E6, Taman Melawati, yesterday is one of 114 out of 600 hotspots identified in Selangor’s Ampang ...

The soil is getting warmer, the frost is over, and the days are longer, perfect conditions for growing tomatoes from seed. Let’s face it, there is nothing tastier than home grown tomatoes.

Our soil is full of rocks ... but they have roots that can clog drains and sneak into the neighbor’s yard -- plus they have weak wood that litters the ground. Courtesy photo Q.

Cabernet sauvignon prefers gravelly soil that drains well. Chardonnay enjoys limestone soil. Sauvignon blanc’s ideal is sandy loam. The mineral content of the soil also can enhance character and ...