Q: My neighbor recently told me that the secret to his lush lawn and thriving vegetable garden is humus. What is humus, what’s it made of, and where can I get it? A: The definition of humus explains ...

Should everything be composted?” was the question discussed and addressed during a Master Gardener meeting. There is a long list of items that you can compost. Here is a list of items that will ...

It wasn’t too many years ago that in October and November, we could smell the smoke from burning leaves almost every day. Gardeners who knew about the potential benefits of those leaves were ...

One of the best sources of humus, homemade compost gives the soil a healthful boost. Of all garden topics, the most important is building soil. Unfortunately, most of us gardeners have difficulty ...

Researchers have repurposed a 100-year-old process for making synthetic oil for a better cause, according to Interesting Engineering. The Bergius process applies water, heat, and pressure to biomass ...

Special soil for hydrangeas? That sounds like a secret recipe or a marketing gimmick. Find out what hydrangea soil is all ...

Back to your roots. Down to earth. Has anyone ever offered you a slice of humble pie? Have you ever had to eat dirt or crow? Or, if you are from the south, you may be familiar with the phrase “whoa, ...

Except when cultures were well aerated by shaking, Marasmius oreades (Bolt.) Fr., the fairy ring mushroom, was able to utilize, in pure culture studies, fractions of humus from sources as divergent as ...

TORONTO, S.D. — A custom feedlot near the South Dakota-Minnesota border is fast becoming an innovator in turning bedded pack manure into a value-added soil additive — “humus compost.” Owners Chad and ...

Humus compost manure system gets carbon into the soil, cuts fertilizer use Olsen Custom Farms of Hendricks, Minn., has constructed a 14-acre site for making “humus compost” from the farm’s 3,500-head ...