Is Your Old Soil a Friend or Foe? Understanding When to Use It in Your Garden

1. Well-Drained and Aerated Soil: If your old soil has good drainage and aeration, it can be reused effectively. Look for ...

Forest soils increasingly extract methane from the atmosphere, long-term study reveals

Forest soils have an important role in protecting our climate: They remove large quantities of methane—a powerful greenhouse ...

Why Skipping Soil Testing Could Be Sabotaging Your Garden’s Root Development

Here’s why soil testing is essential: 1. Nutrient Deficiencies: A soil test reveals the nutrient levels in your garden, ...
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Forest soils increasingly extract methane from atmosphere

Forest soils have an important role in protecting our climate: they remove large quantities of methane – a powerful ...
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The Best Soil for Succulents: Nutrients, Drainage, and Texture

Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. Succulents may be one of ...
Science Daily

The legacy of past disturbance shapes coastal forest soil stability

Coastal forests are increasingly exposed to the effects of climate change and sea level rise. New experimental research examined how soils change when transplanted between parts of a tidal creek that ...
Frontiers

Integrated Crop responses to Drought and Salinity: Soil-Plant-Fruit Pathways Toward Resilient and Sustainable Agri-Food Production

Climate change and water exploitation has intensified the frequency, duration, and severity of drought events while accelerating soil and substrate ...
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Feeding biochar to cattle may help lock carbon in soil and cut agricultural emissions

Researchers have found that most biochar fed to dairy cows survives the digestive process and remains highly stable, meaning it could be applied to fields through manure and act as a long-term carbon ...

Increased soil salinity alters global inorganic carbon storage, finds study

A new global study shows that increasing soil salinity is systematically reshaping the storage and distribution of soil inorganic carbon (SIC), a key but often-overlooked part of terrestrial ...