Explore the pros and cons of various cover crop varieties to know what to pick for your cotton field this winter.

Question: I would like to try growing fava beans but don’t know much about them. I’ve only grown scarlet runner beans in the past. Can you offer some tips? Answer: Sure! Fava beans can be a wonderful ...

Tender bulbs: Dig up bulbs from cold-sensitive perennials, including dahlias, gladiolus, begonias, and cannas. Store the ...

The cool weather of early spring is the perfect time to plant peas. They love the cool temperatures and have plenty of time to set fruit before the hot weather wilts them. As simple as this seems, ...

Intercropping leguminous green manure created positive above- and below-ground legacies that influenced the tea quality components and soil nutrition, as well as changing microbial community ...

In September, many of us are cleaning up the garden, removing dead plants, and gathering the last of the summer harvest. It's true that it's not as common to have a fall garden, and that's truly a ...

Everything you need to know about crop rotation, from its benefits for home gardens to tips for implementing this tried and ...

Drought is predicted to increase in many areas of the world with consequences for soil carbon (C) dynamics. Plant litter, root exudates and microbial biomass can be used as C substrates to form organo ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . New Phytologist is a leading world journal, publishing original research papers on all aspects of the plant sciences. It publishes also a prestigious ...

Northarvest Bean Growers Association is funding test kits for dry edible bean growers to test the soil for soybean cyst nematodes, which can severely impact yields in soybeans and dry beans. The ...