Waste products like coffee grounds and eggshells are widely used to improve soil health, but there are some more unconventional fertilizers that could help.

All that glitters may not be gold regarding foliar fertilizer. Macronutrients and tissue testing are gospel in many parts of agriculture, but receiving a consistent, positive yield return on ...

Store-bought fertilizer is expensive and rife with other chemicals. You can make your own easily. If you like onions on your ...

Learn how to use rice water to fertilize plants, including three preparation methods and how often to apply it safely.

Question: My friend who has good success with indoor plants fertilizes her plants every time she waters them. Is that the best way to fertilize indoor plants? Answer: There are at least three ...

If you fertilize plants in winter when they're not growing, you risk damaging them in five ways. This guide looks at when and when not to fertilize in winter.

Many people confuse plant nutrition with plant fertilization. Although it is common for many fertilizers to be called plant food, it is a misnomer. Fertilizers are not plant food. Plant nutrition ...

Rice water is a no-cost, natural fertilizer that's proven to improve plant root, leaf, and even fruit growth. It works better on some vegetables than others.

Aims Nitrogen (N) fertilization is known to modify a plant's susceptibility to necrotrophic diseases. However, the effect of N nutrition on defence is not well known. It was hypothesized that not only ...