Understanding soil nutrients and pH is key to a thriving garden. Learn how to pick the right fertilizer for your plants.

Looking to grow healthy plants? Get them the right food! Just like people, balanced nutrients play a big part in keeping plants healthy and happy. That’s where fertilizers come in. Think of them as a ...

For farmers and researchers, a field is often like a giant chemistry set. The timing and amounts of different fertilizers to supply nutrients can interact with each other, the soil and crops. For ...

A young farmer spreads fertiliser on young crops in Ethiopia. Edwin Remsberg/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Agriculture involves a difficult balance between food production and ...

What do those numbers on bags and boxes of fertilizer and soil amendments really mean? And what is the difference between a fertilizer and an amendment? 'The Real Dirt' is a column by various local ...

Question: Every year by the beginning of July, the flowers in my hanging baskets begin to look droopy. The leaves start to turn yellow and there are fewer flowers. I thought it was because the weather ...

New Hanover County has a new elections director after the state approved the appointment of Eric Navagh, effective July 1. A wildlife protection organization in Ocean Isle Beach is taking a new step ...