The best thing you can do for any plant in your garden is to water it deeply ahead of a freeze. Water acts as an insulator, ...

Growing a peach tree from a pit lets you enjoy the fun of raising a tree, even though it won’t match the parent fruit. Starting with a clean, dried pit and giving the seed a cold rest helps it sprout ...

A new study published in New Contaminants reveals that black carbon formed during wheat straw burning can significantly reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance genes in soil and soybean crops, ...

A young lawyer known for winning compensation for victims of cosmetic surgery failures has died on the operating table during a hair transplant. Andrei Kapustin, 32, a prominent Russian lawyer, ...

If you've ever tried mulching your garden beds in spring, you know how easily those emerging perennials can get buried under fresh layers of wood chips. It's a frustrating setback for any gardener — ...

Avid gardeners concerned about contaminants are likely aware that many popular gardening products contain harsh chemicals or plastics, such as landscape fabric and rubber mulch. However, new research ...

Abstract: Plastic mulch is widely used in agriculture, providing significant benefits. However, improper use can harm farmland ecosystems and threaten food security, especially in black soil regions, ...

I have cleaned out my flower bed and will be mulching before winter. Is there something I should put down before mulching to keep weeds from coming up through the mulch? Mulch alone will usually allow ...