Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic triggered what’s been called a “global garden boom,” there has been a renewed interest in various methods and strategies for improving growing conditions ...

Rutgers tomato expert Bill Hlubik shows you which soil you should use to start your tomato seeds. There are a lot of soil brands and mixes out there, but whatever you do make sure to use sterilized ...

Stop buying seed starting pots and start using a soil blocker for your starts! In this webinar we cover how to: Create your own soil block recipe Avoid unsustainable products Sterilize soil — because ...

CHICAGO — WGN’s “Plant Daddy” Tim Joyce is back to share some weekend gardening tips, including how to sterilize soil, how to get rid of mold or fungus in soil and what it means for your plants. Got ...

Many gardeners will use a lot of potting soil each year – and it seems a shame to throw it out once it's served its purpose. The good news is that it can be reused around the backyard if it grew ...

Plant-soil feedbacks and interspecific competition are ubiquitous interactions that strongly influence the performance of plants. Yet few studies have examined whether the strength of these ...

If you’re like most gardeners, you want to get the most and the healthiest plants possible out of your space, resources, and time. While potting soil might not seem like a big expense, it adds up year ...

Plant and Soil, Vol. 87, No. 3 (1985), pp. 417-422 (6 pages) Gas Chromatographie analysis of hydrogen in non-sterile soil incubated aerobically and anaerobically revealed that consumption of the ...