Plants need water and sunlight to survive, but they also need important nutrients which they receive from the soil. These nutrients are naturally occurring but can be limited in quantity if the soil ...

The right amount of calcium in the soil can help plants grow healthy and strong. Test your soil first to determine how much calcium you need to add, as well as the pH level. Gypsum, lime, and bonemeal ...

Q. I have had a poor tomato-growing season. Is this true for everyone? A. I, too, have struggled with tomatoes this year. I have seen other gardeners with bumper crops of red orbs that drip from ...

Of all the heavy metals appearing as pollutants in agricultural soil, arsenic (As) poses the greatest threat to human health. As is a common pollutant in upland arable soils, which account for nearly ...

Using nutrient budgets, it has been proven that atmospheric deposition of Mg and Ca sustains the fertility of forest ecosystems on base-poor soils. However the fate of this nutrient input within the ...