Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to roll back its plan to remove a 9-inch soil layer from Shivaji ...

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For a long time, soil was all but ignored. But for years, the valuable humus layer has been thinning. Farmers in Brandenburg ...

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A seemingly minor trickle of groundwater beneath Alaska’s tundra is quietly releasing vast amounts of carbon into the ocean.

She points out that most vegetable roots are small, somewhere between 5-10 inches, so you don't need to fill your beds from top to bottom with good, expensive soil. Instead, underneath that top layer ...

Any of the 200 garden products by this Texas-based manufacturer available at local stores across North America can bring the soil back to life. Late autumn is considered as the best time to spread ...

Around the world there are numerous ancient megastructures but perhaps pyramids capture our wonder the most. One of them has ...

Soil minerals & organic matter are converted into everything that your plants need to healthily grow from the vitamins, nutrients, hormones, and disease-suppressing compounds. Not to mention that ...

To what degree does vine age influence wine quality? Winemakers and scientists explore the empirical and anecdotal ...

FEBRUARY is a good month to start thinking about potatoes – and how you’re going to plant them. Gone are the days when the ...