Geranium (Pelargonium) are one of my favorite plants to grow in containers during the summer month. They bring flowers unlike ...

You can still successfully overwinter your geraniums even if you don’t have a brightly lit, warm place to keep them. The ideal scenario, according to O'Malia, is an environment that's about 50 degrees ...

As gardening enthusiasts, we often rush to garden centers in the spring, drawn in by vibrant colors and enticing scents.

UC Davis researchers engineered wheat that encourages soil bacteria to convert atmospheric nitrogen into plant-usable fertilizer. By boosting a natural compound in the plant, the wheat triggers ...

Winter fertilizers abound at garden centers in autumn, but are not always needed. Learn the fertilizer needs and proper timing of applications for cool-season and warm-season grasses. Discover the ...

A corn field in Waseca, Minnesota. University of Minnesota Twin Cities agricultural researcher Daniel Kaiser found that adding a nitrogen-producing microbe to corn increased yield at this site in ...

As President Donald Trump demands a federal investigation into meatpackers for inflating beef prices, another battle over farm input costs is already heating up. Fertilizer, long one of the most ...

Using bacteria as a source of crucial nutrients for crops may avoid the environmental problems caused by conventional chemical fertilizers. Bacteria are already being investigated for making ...

Nitrogen, which is a key nutrient source for food, biomass, and fibre production in agriculture, is by far the most important element in fertilizers when judged in terms of the energy required for its ...

As demand for woodland natives rises, new research offers practical fertilizer guidance for forcing these species in ...