Leaves can transform poor soil as they decompose into humus. Humus increases the soil's CEC allowing it to retain fertilizer ...

Is the soil nutrient rich or poor? While they produce oxygen, they also create heat. A surprising aspect of this is how fertile the soil is compared to how lush the vegetation is. It is rare to find ...

Will such soil in the Bavarian Alps soon just be a mere memory? Humus-rich soil in the Wetterstein Forest near Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Composting transforms leaves into rich, dark humus that enhances soil fertility and structure. As a gardener, I've found that ...

Launched today, the Soil Atlas 2024 jointly published by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung and TMG – Think Tank for Sustainability, ...

The ideal soil is well-drained and rich in humus. They prefer to be planted in full sun, out of the wind. Plants can be planted outdoors from late June until September. If planted later ...

Soil organisms, like earthworms ... resulting in a layer of decaying leaves giving a rich humus. The deep roots of these trees reached down to the 'B' horizon, unlike with coniferous trees ...