Chalky soil suits plants that like alkaline and free-draining conditions, and aren't bothered by drought or growing in nutrient-poor soils. Think of plants that thrive in dry summers as this is a ...

Kenyan fig trees can literally turn parts of themselves to stone, using microbes to convert internal crystals into ...

Chalk Chalky soil is porous and usually features large amounts of limestone or calcium carbonate, which gives it a higher pH balance. You can amend chalky soil with compost or peat moss to make it ...

Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new ...

The first of July has come round again and the great disaster becomes a trifle dimmer than before. It is the most dismal of ...

Learn about soil with these interactive learning resources for KS2 Science students aged 7-11 from BBC Bitesize.

Growing conditions: Requires full sun for best production; prefers loamy, sandy, or chalky soil that is well drained; while an olive tree in the ground is drought resistant, a potted tree will ...

THE object of the work reported in my previous communication was simply to determine whether the soils on some well-developed chalk heaths could have been formed purely by solution of chalk. The ...

The soils look darker and smell better, while deep-rooted herbal leys for cattle grazing are better able to survive a summer drought on her free-draining, loamy chalk soils.

Pica, the eating disorder involving the consumption of non-food items like dirt, chalk, or even laundry detergent, often goes unnoticed.