Tag:
soil
Horticulture
Controlling Grassy Weeds in Broadleaf Plants
Most gardeners are familiar with herbicides that can be used to eliminate broadleaves (i.e., dandelions) from grasses (i.e., lawn). They may not be as...
Horticulture
Help for New Vegetable Gardeners
Kansans that are new to vegetable gardening often don’t know how much of each crop to plant. K-State Research and Extension has a publication...
Outdoors
Conservation-Minded Purchasing: How Clothing Purchases Help Get Conservation on the Ground
What if, before you purchased a hat or sweater, you knew the wool used to make it came from sheep raised on a ranch...
Horticulture
Grant funding offered in Kansas, Nebraska for wood-based biochar
As interest in biochar increases, grants made available
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Kansas Forest Service and Nebraska Forest Service have partnered with private industry to...
Horticulture
Healthy Soil
Healthy soil is the foundation of organic farming.
NRCS can help farmers and ranchers with a number of conservation practices that build healthy soil. Diverse...
Kansas News
The soil of the heart
By Woodlief on Tuesday, October 10, 2017
I don’t know much about Harvey Weinstein, but I now bear more information about him than I ever...
Agriculture
The International Year of Soils: Soils are Living
Living organisms, big and small, rely on soils for survival.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Above ground, life is apparent. Green plants, colorful flowers, animals and even...
Agriculture
National Working Group on Cover Crops and Soil Health Releases Recommendations
The National Working Group on Cover Crops and Soil Health released a list of 10 recommendations for improving soil health and expanding the use...
