Brown and green plant material provide your compost bin with much-needed nutrients. However, certain plants can contaminate ...

Composting is the process of turning organic waste, such as kitchen scraps and yard debris, into nutrient-rich fertilizer. This transformation is facilitated by microorganisms, including bacteria and ...

Hidden beneath a quiet patch of forest in eastern Oregon, a single organism has quietly conquered the landscape, killing ...

In a new study published in Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment on Nov. 5, Prof. Zeng Fanjiang's team from the Xinjiang ...

We’ve all been there, you’re prepping dinner and notice your onions have gone spotty or your potatoes are sprouting like they’re growing a garden of their own. From fungal infections to toxic ...

Just for illustrative purposes. Credit: AI-generated by ZME Science/Midjourney. You can grow a computer on your kitchen counter. Well, sort of. That’s the radical implication of new research from The ...

Walk into any grow room, and it is easy to be drawn to the topic of lights, systems, nutrients, or genetics. But say the word microbiome, and suddenly the conversation shifts into big words and a bit ...

Mary Marlowe Leverette is one of the industry’s most highly regarded housekeeping and fabric care experts, sharing her knowledge on efficient housekeeping and textile conservation. She is also a ...

Scientists have used the root system of mushrooms to create a composting toilet that is odor absorbing, while creating over 2,000 liters of fertilizer and soil a year. Separating solids from from ...

In November 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter peered through a small hole into the sealed tomb of King Tutankhamun. When asked if he could see anything, he replied: “Yes, wonderful things.” Within ...

If your lilacs are looking rough right now, it is probably lilac leaf spot, a relatively new fungal disease in Minnesota. Symptoms typically appear from July to September. Leaves turn yellow, then ...

I have had many people tell me recently just how terrible their gardens are right now, whether they are gardening for vegetables or for ornamentals. It has, indeed, been a hard summer. We had ample ...