Potting soil is a lifeline for container gardening, nurturing your plants with the nutrients they need to thrive.

The Vanishing Foundation of American Agriculture 6 billion tons of topsoil since farming began roughly a century and a half ...

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As a devoted houseplant enthusiast, there’s nothing more satisfying than nurturing your green companions and watching them ...

If you’ve watched a giraffe browsing in the tree canopy, a white rhino meandering across open grassland or a warthog ...

Over three days in late March, four Los Angeles Times environment reporters and an editor fanned out across the Eaton and Palisades burn scars to collect 40 soil samples from residential properties: ...

A group of environmental researchers is calling for more comprehensive soil testing in the L.A. region after January’s fires. In a letter sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom last week, a dozen experts said the ...

On paper, people often say that plants need just a few things to grow well: light, water, and nutrients often top the list. But when you dive into the complexities that exist in living ecosystems, you ...

If all those bags at the big box store confuse you, here's how to determine what kind of soil you need for your garden project. Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, ...

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