I have enjoyed seeing a new visitor at my bird feeding station. A beautiful male Eastern Towhee has decided to hang out at the Mahaffey’s for awhile instead of migrating further south. Slightly ...

Soilborne diseases continue to threaten crop health, particularly in valuable medicinal plants like Panax notoginseng.

It may sound strange but plants can remember stress. Scientists are still learning about how plants do this without a brain.

It may sound strange, but plants can remember stress. Scientists are still learning about how plants do this without a brain.

Soils around the world are polluted, worn out, over-fertilised and exhausted. How did we get to a place where we think of soil as dirt? Soils are buzzing with life, criss-crossed with a hard-to-fathom ...

Plants are often synonymous with soil, yet certain marvels of nature defy this association. Enter the world of air plants, or ...

Growing tomatoes is such a satisfying thing to do and they can be grown outside, undercover, in pots or even hanging baskets ...

Art & Science Collide event closed at the end of 2024, more than two dozen are still open. Here are the best of the bunch, ...

Here, the authors report on a protective hydrogel for promoting rhizobacteria colonization to enhance growth and improve adaptability of plants to acidic soil. A nitrate-induced transcription ...

Soil is a mixture of tiny particles of rock, dead plants and animals, air and water. Different soils have different properties depending on their composition. Sandy soil is pale coloured and has ...

For beautiful plants, it's imperative that you take the necessary steps when preparing your soil. So, be sure to avoid these ...

Now available for purchase, this soil blend offers benefits for plant growers looking to boost plant health, improve yields ...