Swiss chard is an easy vegetable to grow anywhere: a container, in a vegetable garden, or the landscape as an ornamental ...

How the food industry—and Cargill—are working to bring more accessible, nutritious and sustainable food options to your table ...

Once you test your soil for pH, you will know whether or not you need to adjust the pH level for the specific crop you will ...

"One of the most helpful overall garden videos I’ve seen this year." Community gardener shares trick for gardening without ...

In addition to planting during the correct months, another activity Brevardians must do is to improve the soil (a big disadvantage is our sandy soil).

Readers disagree with an essay about factory farms. To the Editor: Re “Factory Farms Are Our Best Hope for Feeding the Planet,” by Michael Grunwald (Opinion guest essay, Dec. 15): As executive ...

Scientists have discovered how plants adapt their root systems in drought conditions to grow steeper into the soil to access deeper water reserves.

40 per cent of the world's soil is already degraded ... and were producing a fraction of the food they once did. Most farmers in South Africa grow just enough to feed themselves.

When it comes to growing vegetables in the ground, proper soil preparation is important. Our sandy soil will support a healthy soil food web (needed to produce healthy plants) if there are ...

This is the case whether you are growing food crops, flowers and ornamentals, trees or turf grass. While most plants can tolerate a wide range of soil conditions, it is helpful to understand the ...