Have you ever wondered what those white pellets were in your potting soil? Well, it's more important than you may know.

A combination of sewage overflows and coastal winds could be sending billions of airborne microplastic particles into the ...

The amount of sodium in the soil is the key measure of sodicity and is referred to as the Exchangeable Sodium Percentage (ESP). Sodicity in soil degrades soil properties by weakening the bond between ...

Soil compaction occurs when soil particles are pressed closer together, reducing the space between them and thereby increasing the soil’s density (Soil Science Society of America 2019). Soil ...

Iron (Fe) is required by several enzymes involved in the formation of chlorophyll and lack of active iron in leaves leads to chlorosis. Soil normally contains large amounts of iron, but it is not in ...

The idea was that as those particles/beads dissolved in moist soil, they would gradually release the nutrients.

To be a successful gardener, one needs to have a basic understanding of the soil which you are tending, as well the factors which affect the fertility, pH and quality of the soil. This is the case ...

List of common soil terms and their definitions, to help you understand soil management.