January gardening can feel bold, hopeful, and just a little rebellious. While frost glitters on the ground, it’s tempting to “get ahead” by amending soil and setting the stage for spring. That urge is ...

Find out what biochar is and how to use it to improve your garden soil.

Even plants need to eat — and messing up your fertilizer game can easily ruin a crop of tomatoes. Luckily, one expert is on ...

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Biochar is a soil additive that can help store carbon dioxide for centuries. Cities in Minnesota and Nebraska plan to build biochar plants similar to those in Nordic countries. Climate scientists ...

How does pH of the soil affect nutrient availability for plants? The pH of the soil is what controls solubility of nutrients, which makes the nutrients available to the plants. Ideal pH for most ...

A company is processing wood chips into biochar for use as a soil amendment. Now, it wants to do the same with sewage solids.

When it comes to gardening, the term 'soil' gets tossed around liberally, but there's actually a big difference between ...