A lot of the lawns around Southwest Florida are struggling right now. It has been a perfect storm to produce brown, weakened ...

My friend Marty and I were talking about clover in lawns yesterday. I mentioned that clover often indicates inadequate nitrogen levels in the soil. He said that he does fertilize regularly but is ...

With a gentle balance of nutrients that enhance soil and nourish acid-loving plants in winter, this organic material is a ...

A recent study published in Scientific Reports explores the development and performance of biochar-based slow-release fertilizers (SRFs) enhanced with semi-interpenetrating polymer networks (Semi-IPNs ...

Your lawn and garden need nutrients to grow and stay healthy. Soil is an important source of key nutrients but it doesn’t always contain them in adequate amounts. That’s why many homeowners take the ...

Slow-release fertilizers have been widely proposed in recent years to overcome the challenges faced by conventional chemical fertilizer over-use. These fertilizers delay the availability of their ...

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University researchers weren’t looking for a slow-release fertilizer that could feed crops while protecting water quality, but they may have found one. Researchers looking to ...

As long as there's grass, the home owner is likely to use fertilizer at least once a year. And that leads to a trip to the garden center or hardware store to eyeball products with terms like ...

Another day, another new use for graphene. This two-dimensional form of carbon is strong, flexible and a great conductor of heat and electricity, and as such it's beginning to show up in everything ...

Agriculture is big business in Iowa, ranking No. 1 in several areas of exports and production. As farmers meet increased demand, high levels of nitrates from our state's farms are ending up in the ...