There’s no doubt farmers are hunting to cut costs in 2025 — and one of the targets to trim is fertility. “If your fertility is in good shape, there’s probably room to pull back a little bit,” says Ken ...

If you like to keep things as organic as possible in the garden, making your own fertilizer is an excellent ecological choice, and you’ll save yourself a few dollars in the process. Gardening experts ...

After the extremely warm December, the extremely cold January came as a shock to our plants. Such weather events can be deadly, but it may take time to sort out the living from the dead. As a rule of ...

When you think about a thriving ecosystem, it’s easy to see the symbiotic relationship between plants and animals. Plants feed animals and, in return, animals fertilize plants through scat and ...

Comfrey, until fairly recently, was used for centuries as a medicinal herb. Some of the common folk names for it, such as “healing herb” and “bruisewort,” reflect the healing properties that people ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you want to grow a lush and verdant lawn that earns the envy of your neighbors, you need to go beyond ...

Researchers have found a new way to use human urine to make fertilizer for agricultural crops. Their discovery is significant because it can better utilize wastewater in cities and on farms without ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Synthetic fertilizers can be tricky to use correctly because they're often quite potent. Even if you dilute them with plenty of water, they ...

Today, nitrogen fertilizer is made in fossil fuel-fired factories that can be thousands of miles from the nearest farms, but one California company is working on a game-changer. It produces fertilizer ...

Plants are naturally “solar-powered,” but there is a carbon footprint associated with growing them as a crop. The fuel used to power tractors and other equipment is part of that footprint, but the ...

Can farmers make their own fertilizer, fuel and electricity from the sun? Welcome to TrackerSled, a pop-up 3.5-acre solar farm intended to provide energy independence and profit potential. “By 2030, ...