According to residents, a massive lot in the middle of a northeast Baltimore neighborhood is growing into a garbage dump.

For plants, soil provides another vital element. It doesn’t just deliver nutrients to hungry fruits, vegetables, and flowers; good garden bed soil increases the airflow around plant roots to ...

Learn how to remove moss from your roof. This home improvement task can increase your roof’s life span and prevent water ...

Genes Identified That Allow Bacteria to Thrive Despite Toxic Heavy Metal in Soil Mar. 18, 2024 — Some soil bacteria can acquire sets of genes that enable them to pump the heavy metal nickel out ...

Q: I have some areas of my lawn where the soil is very compacted and grass grows poorly. What can I do so the grass grows better there? A: Plants tend to grow poorly in compacted soils because ...

When my wife and I moved into our Louisville Highlands house 27 years ago, the biggest challenge (aside from the bad plumbing, 1950s-era wiring, and drafty, old windows) was the soil. Other than ...

Knowing what makes up your soil -- and how to properly amend it to be the best that it can be -- will help make sure your plants thrive this spring. This story was originally published in April 2019.

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Soil testing can get expensive when boring becomes necessary because of the equipment cost and experts needed to perform the ...

Prolonged droughts followed by sudden bursts of rainfall -- how do desert soil bacteria manage to survive such harsh conditions? This long-debated question has now been answered by microbiologists.

These so-called IoUT devices are extremely useful when it comes to monitoring underground structures, but communication via radiowaves is obviously impacted when soil is in the way. Although there ...

Wine connoisseurs firmly believe that the soil in which grapes are grown determines how it tastes. "I thought that was an interesting question," Walsh said. "We know microbes and plants ...

Here’s what to know about testing your soil: What you’re testing for A typical test will look at organic matter, nutrient levels and the soil’s pH. Tests do not usually measure nitrogen. A ...