Many people consider that sandy soil doesn’t keep nutrients as effectively as the silt and clay soil. We won’t deny it! However, that doesn’t mean having a sandy soil garden is a disadvantage thing.

When the financial ROI was positive it was because covers were grazed or chopped for feed; prevented sandy soil from blowing and cutting off corn or soybean plants; prevented soil erosion ...

Their fine particles stick together easier, making these soil types more prone to compaction. By comparison, sandy soil has bigger, coarser particles and larger, more rigid pores. The rough sandy ...

If your garden has a lot of leafy greens and corn, this composted manure will offer a high level of nitrogen ... Compost mixed with topsoil & water can do the magic, as it aids in moisture retention ...

Beyond this basic tenant of product evaluation, our ability to understand and measure what’s going on in the soil (soil ...

SOPHIE: Mulch stops the top of the soil from drying out, reducing water loss by up to 60 per cent. Mulch also helps stop weed seed from germinating, which is important as weeds will compete with ...

On a warm September day along the edge of the Sandhills in Box Butte County, a combine harvested dry edible beans. The beans ...

22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm.) ...

Ohio's corn and soybean harvest is ahead of schedule and much smaller than farmers would have liked. Some drought-stricken ...

99.6 x 126.8 cm. (39.2 x 49.9 in.) ...