The principal purpose of soil is to provide mineral nutrition for the plant. About 20 elements make up the mineral nutrition requirements for plants, and if you can provide those, you’re providing a ...

Many years ago when I was a University of Illinois grad student, a local resident wrote to the department’s Cooperative Extension office with a question. After a bit of a preamble, the question ...

Tree planting season has begun in Oklahoma. The time of year between the fall and spring is the best time to plant because it gives the tree time to establish roots before the hot summer months.

Gold Shaw Farm explains how to grow chestnut trees successfully from seed to maturity. Marjorie Taylor Greene's pension ...

Rows and rows of perfectly shaped Christmas trees are the sight you see when pulling down the gravel driveway when you arrive ...

Charlyn Moltane, who gardens in Fountain Valley, emailed as follows: “My friend in Garden Grove has grown four apricot trees from the seeds of store-bought fruit. These trees are now five feet tall ...

We don’t often think about the roots of trees until there is a problem. A forester friend of mine called it a “fencepost mentality.” Being underground, they are often out of sight out of mind. However ...

The formula for plant survival is pretty simple: water, air, nutrients, and sunlight. Despite that basic set of needs, many of us here on Earth are unable to keep a plant alive. So what happens when ...