Choosing the right plants for your garden can transform ... Carrots are a root vegetable that thrives in sandy loam soil and comes in a variety of sizes and colors, including orange, purple ...

Various organic matter sources can be used to enhance soil health. Common options include compost, aged leaves, well-rotted hay or silage, peat moss, composted manure, green cover crops, and untreated ...

A new study published in Ecological Processes by researchers at the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of ...

Study shows that a higher seeding rate of cover crops often provides no benefit and adds costs in soybean fields.

limited information is available regarding optimizing nutrient management for organic leafy greens in Florida sandy soils. In this 3-year study, the cowpea cover crop as well as a range of soil ...

It usually has a sandy brown colour and is easy to dig over. Water-logging is rare on such soils as they are very free-draining and, accordingly, watering and feeding of plants is needed on a ...