5+ hour, 47+ min ago  (461+ words) "I really wanted to keep this system as passive as possible." A home automation enthusiast on Reddit is drawing attention for building an off-grid watering setup. To keep berry patches watered without grid power or repeated use of a deep…...

7+ hour, 59+ min ago  (660+ words) A pivot in southern Idaho irrigates during a uniformity evaluation conducted by the University of Idaho's Irrigation Technology team. Image by Emily Bedwell. Here are five practical ways to improve irrigation efficiency without breaking the bank. One of the biggest…...

11+ hour, 36+ min ago  (610+ words) Most home gardeners reach for a bag of synthetic fertilizer when their vegetables underperform, not realizing that certain plants are nature's own soil-repair crew, rebuilding fertility from the roots up without costing a dime. Here are nine plants that improve…...

19+ hour, 27+ min ago  (803+ words) Held at Bodrhyddan Hall, North Wales, the inaugural Muck Management event gave visitors the opportunity to see the latest muck and slurry spreading machinery, alongside suppliers of handling and storage infrastructure. Designed for smaller farms, the new DL6 and DL8 models provide…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1348+ words) Home " Garden " 10 Must-Know Gardening Tips Before You Start Your First Garden So you've decided to start a garden. Maybe it hit you while you were paying too much for a handful of herbs at the grocery store. Maybe you just…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (416+ words) Damon Abdi, assistant professor of landscape horticulture with the LSU Ag Center Hammond Research Station, demonstrates how to remove suckers from a swamp maple. Suckers, which often result from mechanical injury to trees, emerge from the base of a swamp…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (393+ words) They can really take the heat. Longer, hotter summers are making many traditional garden favorites struggle. Fortunately, some plants don't just survive extreme heat'they thrive in it, producing colorful blooms even during the hottest weeks of summer. Also known as…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (308+ words) The balance between water retention and aeration continues to be a central focus in the development of professional growing media, according to substrate supplier ASB Greenworld. The company reports increasing interest in substrate formulations that combine peat moss with wood…...

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2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (453+ words) When summer temperatures soar, we humans can take shelter indoors. Our garden plants, however, have no such respite. Some may droop, wilt or get crispy, while others may simply refuse to bloom. Although there's not much we can do to…...