Waste products like coffee grounds and eggshells are widely used to improve soil health, but there are some more unconventional fertilizers that could help.

All that glitters may not be gold regarding foliar fertilizer. Macronutrients and tissue testing are gospel in many parts of agriculture, but receiving a consistent, positive yield return on ...

Learn how to use rice water to fertilize plants, including three preparation methods and how often to apply it safely.

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If you fertilize plants in winter when they're not growing, you risk damaging them in five ways. This guide looks at when and when not to fertilize in winter.

I find that many gardeners do not understand the proper use of fertilizers. They're confused about what fertilizers are, what they do, and why we use them. What are they First, remove from your mind ...

Rice water is a no-cost, natural fertilizer that's proven to improve plant root, leaf, and even fruit growth. It works better on some vegetables than others.

Good soil, sunshine, water: These are critical ingredients for healthy plants and a beautiful garden. Fertilizer? Not usually, said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist at The Morton Arboretum in ...

Spider plants are low-maintenance houseplants, but you still need to feed them. Nutrients run out in a pot, and this liquid ...

Aims Nitrogen (N) fertilization is known to modify a plant's susceptibility to necrotrophic diseases. However, the effect of N nutrition on defence is not well known. It was hypothesized that not only ...