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Add Mulch To The Soil Around These 17 Common Plants Before Winter & Thank Us Later

Worried about the winter frost? Need to keep your precious plants protected until spring comes around? Well, we've got one ...
Fix It Homestead on MSN

The simple soil cover that protects raised beds till spring

Raised beds make gardening easier, but winter can be hard on them. Bare soil sits there taking all the wind, rain, and ...
AgWeb

How to Combat Soil’s Silent Yield Robbers

A simple step can create a major yield jump. At least that’s what a Farm Journal Test Plot study revealed. The research shows removing layers before switching to no-till can add 20 bu. to 30 bu. of ...
AgWeb

Do You Have Soil Compaction and Density Changes That Impede Roots and Water? Here’s How to Find Out

Government incentives, spurred by climate change fears, will likely nudge you toward reduced tillage programs and cover crops in the near future. On-farm tests conducted by Farm Journal field ...
Science Daily

Soils could release much more carbon than expected as climate warms

Soils could release much more carbon dioxide than expected into the atmosphere as the climate warms, according to new research. Their findings are based on a field experiment that, for the first time, ...
Yahoo

First layers of soil to be laid on 101 Freeway wildlife crossing, the world's largest

Construction crews began the process of placing the first layers of soil over the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing on Monday morning. (Al Seib/For The Times) The wildlife crossing designed to help ...