In healthy soil, the particles are in clumps, with gaps between the clumps for air and water to flow. When those clumps get ...

A worm burrows its way through the dark earth, ingesting particles of soil and expelling nutrient-rich casts in a constant forage for food. Charles Darwin described earthworms as one of the most ...

Perlite is a volcanic rock that increases circulation and moisture retention in soil.There are different grades of coarseness ...

There is twice as much carbon stored in soil as there is in all vegetation on earth – that’s trees, plants, grasses - everything. If you can lock away carbon by managing the soils better or ...

A simple soil test helps farmers kick the habit of routine fertilization resulting in wasted money and poor crop performance.

After 45 years of living in the cool mountain mists of Kaloko Mauka’s Kona Cloud Forest Sanctuary, we have decided to move.

Throughout human history, our relationship with the soil has affected our ability to cultivate crops and influenced the success of civilizations. This relationship between humans, the earth ...

What is the Rhizosphere and how can understanding rhizosphere processes help feed the world and save the environment ... occurring at the plant root-soil interface. Rhizodeposits make the ...