Mulching is always important as part of any fall gardening checklist, especially if you have newly-planted trees or shrubs.

China has led the world in using plastic-film mulch to increase the productivity of its crops, and now it needs to lead the world in removing the plastic residue damaging its croplands, according to a ...

As the California Drought transitions into its fifth year the situation has gotten dire. Indoor, hydroponic gardens that are fairly water-efficient grow the majority of the top-tier cannabis on the ...

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – Researchers at Washington State University are trying to help farms grow pumpkins and squash more sustainably. Researchers at the university’s extension in Mount Vernon studied ...

Farmers will often place sheets of plastic on the ground along their crop rows, in order to help hold moisture in the soil. According to a new study, however, the use of wax-coated sand may be a ...

Using plastic sheets for weed control, even under current best management practices, pollutes soil with macro- and micro-plastics and negatively affect critical soil functions, according to a study.

Consumers are sometimes shocked to find that organic standards allow for the use of plastic mulch on organic farms. After all plastic polymers are synthetic petrochemical products and not “natural”.

Question: I always hear that it is important to mulch the soil before winter. Can you recommend a good mulch for my vegetable beds? How about perennial beds? Thanks. Answer: Good questions for this ...

All told, it was found that as compared to control samples of bare soil, the sand-covered soil had up to 96 percent lower evaporative water loss. "These findings show that oil-coated sand has the ...

I have a tip that will save you money on your next landscape project. It will also save time and management costs: Use no plastic. That includes solid plastic sheets and the so-called weed-blocking ...