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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nitrogen fertilizers used to grow crops around the globe have a problem. More than three-quarters of their nutrients get washed away before plants can absorb them, wasting money and creating ...

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 ...

Keeping your plants healthy is the very best way to help them fight off the inevitable disease and insect problems that start to appear in midsummer. Keep your plants pruned correctly and make sure ...

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 ...