A few weeks back, I mentioned the myth of osage orange fruits repelling spiders. Science has debunked this, though some still believe it works. I always say if it works for you, keep doing it.

Potassium can make a case for the ‘Don’t get no respect’ award among the fertilizer nutrients. Nitrogen (N) gets most of the ...

Fireplace ash may seem like a useless by-product of burned wood, but it actually has several practical uses around the home.

Garden soil is topsoil that’s been enriched with compost and other organic matter, and is better for planting or maintaining ...

potassium is not always available in a form that can be used by plants. Globally around a fifth of all agricultural soils face severe potassium deficiency. There is a growing recognition of the ...

Additionally, Espoma is an eco-conscious company that makes this fertilizer at a solar-powered plant. Sandy soil seldomly has enough potassium to sustain grass in the summer and even some loams need ...

Last week, senior scientists at a Global Conference on Soil presented some alarming findings about India. As per their analysis, almost 90 per cent of India’s land is deficient in nitrogen, 90 per ...

Soil fertility reduction on smallholder farms ... Ash is also a good source of potassium, phosphorus, and magnesium. In terms of commercial fertilizer, average wood ash would be about 0-1-3 ...