The ‘greens’ and ‘browns’ rule tries to sort every compost ingredient with a C:N above 30:1 into the ‘browns’ category, and ...

Chicken manure consists of both organic and inorganic forms of the plant nutrients. Nitrogen nutrient occurs as ammonia and ...

World War II witnessed hunger- or famine-related deaths matching or outnumbering fatalities during military operations. It is ...

Discover how low-carbon fertilisers are reshaping barley farming in the UK—and why it's time to rethink your fertiliser choices.

Add some well-rotted manures and compost to your patch ... We’re heading into peak leafy-green production, so to keep them growing give crops like silverbeet and Asian greens a fortnightly ...

Composting, manuring, crop rotation were the strategies ... with natural sources such as manure and composting making up the rest. The overwhelming quantity of fertilisers goes into cereals ...

Geraniums prefer a warm, dry environment and thus may not survive on an exposed, cold porch. However, they could potentially ...

The National Biomethane Strategy committed to exploring finance for small-scale AD plants, but is it overlooking another ...

Other practices used by flower growers in the region include: using no-till beds, green manures, beneficial insect habitats, growing vibrant ranunculus, anemones, and native wildflowers for local ...

Reality with feathered friends is quite different — shredded, trampled plants and veggies with holes pecked in them, dug-up ...

DOZENS of farmers have thrown their support behind controversial plans for a biomethane plant in Limerick at the 11th hour.