Soil

Latest Soil Articles

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  Plant Growth

  Growing With Guano: How Bat Guano Benefits Soil and Plants

  Brimming with nutrients and high in nitrogen and phosphorus, bat guano can be used to feed plants, amend poor soil, or even enhance the texture and nutritional value of...

  By: Alan Ray

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  Plant Growth

  How Living Soil Benefits Cannabis: The Microbes Behind Healthy Plants

  Living soil has become a favored option for cannabis cultivators who want to eliminate the need for pesticides and fertilizers. The active, diverse environment typically...

  By: Jessica Zimmer

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  Plant Health

  Eradicating PPN with Soil Solarization

  Nematodes. More specifically, plant parasitic nematodes, a.k.a. bad nematodes. They’re a common and frustrating problem for home gardens that, unfortunately, can...

  By: Wiley Geren | Researcher, Teacher, Writer for Garden in Minutes

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  Plant Growth

  Preparing Soil for the Outdoor Season

  The most significant advantage of gardening outdoors is access to the ultimate energy source: the sun. There is simply no artificial lighting that can compare. However,...

  By: Eric Hopper | Writer, Consultant, Product Tester

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  Plant Growth

  Soil Testing for the Garden: Selecting the Most Appropriate Soil Test

  There are three main principles to follow to get the best soil test data for interpretationKnow what kind of growing substrate you haveKnow what kind of extraction is...

  By: Joanna Berg | Co-Owner & Certified Professional Soil Scientist

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  Plant Growth

  Growing Your Own Cannabis? Don't Forget These 3 Additives

  Water-based organic fertilizers are easily absorbed by plants and make providing nutrition to cannabis plants easy and convenient.Different growers use different methods...

  By: Megan O'neill

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  Plant Growth

  4 Easy Steps to Super Soil for Thriving Cannabis Plants

  There are two ways to feed your cannabis: feed your plants or build your soil. You can buy bottles of fertilizer with impressive labels that you mix up in a nutrient...

  By: Monica Mansfield | Homesteader, Owner & Writer of The Nature Life Project

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  Cannabis

  Why Some Cannabis Growers Are Turning to No-till Farming

  Undisturbed soil, often teeming with beneficial microbes, can power plants just as well as soil that’s been tilled and fertilized.For many growers, soil amending...

  By: Ember Edwards | Content Writer

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  Growing Methods

  Want To Go From Hydroponics To Soil? Here's a Quick Guide

  Agriculture is an unpredictable affair, and occasionally cultivators are forced to change their approaches to gardening without much notice or planning. These forced...

  By: Kent Gruetzmacher | Writer, Owner of KCG Content

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  Plant Growth

  Choosing the Right Growing Medium for Larger Results

  Everyone at one point in their life potted up a plant and for most, it was a straightforward operation: put soil in pot, plant in soil, water and enjoy. Those who enjoy...

  By: Maximum Yield | Publisher

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  Plant Growth

  How to Boost Living Soil with Organic Amendments

  If a plant is to reach its full potential, it must be provided with specific nutrients at various times throughout its life cycle. Plants grown outdoors and in soil rely...

  By: Eric Hopper | Writer, Consultant, Product Tester

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  Plant Growth

  Soup Up Your Soil with Kelp, Molasses, and Guano

  Rick Weller, the founder of Organically Done in Michigan, likes to talk about “souped-up soil”—soil that’s loaded with organic amendments...

  By: Diane Young