You may be buying and using fertilizer unnecessarily. Here's why fertilizer shouldn't be a go-to band-aid fix for your garden ...

To feed the world’s growing population, farmers need to increase crop yields. Applying more fertilizer could help. But standard versions work inefficiently and often harm the environment. Fortunately, ...

If you like to buy your fertilizer in bulk, you might be worried about it going bad before you have time to fully use it.

Skip the store-bought fertilizers and start turning a few ingredients you probably already have into natural plant food. Whether you’re growing houseplants, garden plants, or a lawn, homemade organic ...

The prices of mineral fertilizers are rising. The Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB is working on alternative production methods: Researchers have developed ...

Liquid fertilizer programs are very popular. Supplying turf with small amounts of nutrients in liquid form every seven to 10 days can produce consistent growth and acceptable color. Such a program can ...

While people swear by many household items for fertilizer hacks, they don't always work as well as you'd think, but this ...

The conflict in the Middle East has turned the Strait of Hormuz into a critical failure point for global food security.

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 ...

The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz is creating a fertilizer supply crunch that is set to spur a global food security crisis.