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 ...

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, ...

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 ...