Wood ashes don't have to be disposed of. They can actually be useful in your garden, but only if you know how to use them ...

Just like the salt in a salt shaker, rock salt absorbs water. As it holds onto water, there is less available for plants to ...

Leaf mold is a really nutritious way to augment your soil, but it takes time to develop. If you want to create your own leaf ...

Farmers have increasingly sown a single type of grass in their fields over the past 100 years, and then added chemical ...

Gardening/yardwork is one of the few forms of leisure physical activity that people tend to do more as they age.

Vegetarian and vegan diets can support healthy growth when carefully planned with appropriate supplementation, finds a major ...

Rice water is a great fertilizer, packed with starch and nutrients. Not all plants love it, though, so it's important to only ...

From deicing salts to natural alternatives, there are several options to melt ice on your walkways and driveway this winter.

In both commercial and breeder poultry farming, almost half of the discarded eggs are due to shell quality problems.

Farmers try to balance the big three nutrients for plant growth: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, since they are known to ...