CORVALLIS, Ore. – It’s a simple equation: If you want to grow better plants, you first need to understand the soil. “The texture of a soil is its proportion of sand, silt and clay,” said James Cassidy ...
Brian Darby receives funding from the United States Department of Agriculture. Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ...
Soil is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, air, water, and organisms (living and dead) that regularly appear under the fingernails of all gardeners. Soil is a living, diverse, and complex ...
The directors of the environmental documentary “Kiss the Ground” had made three films about oil and wanted to change it up. But when the subject of soil came up, they hesitated: How do you make a ...
With the gardening season approaching, it would seem appropriate to discuss the structure, texture and the pH (acidity, alkalinity or pH neutral) of the soils in your garden or raised bed, as these ...
I first heard the term on the local evening news in fall of 2018: Meteorologist Kris Kuyper was talking about hydrophobic soils. This potentially catastrophic natural phenomenon seems counterintuitive ...
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All four members of the winning Team Australia. From left to right: Jay Ryan, Dr. Chloe Lai, Dr. Bhawana Bhatta Kaudal, and Clare Tallamy. Credit: Clare Tallamy If you’re looking for a new sport or ...
The directors of the environmental documentary “Kiss the Ground” had made three films about oil and wanted to change it up. But when the subject of soil came up, they hesitated: How do you make a ...
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