Peace lilies are a popular houseplant but can be picky about the amount of fertilizer they receive. We'll explain why, in ...

As a woman in her early 30s, I've realized that I'm entering the era of my life where I'm ready to take care of more plants.

Key Points Skip winter fertilizing in cold climates—plants can’t use nutrients in frozen soil.Warm-climate gardeners can ...

The third principle of Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ is to fertilize appropriately. To grow healthy plants, fertilizer will be needed when the soil food web is absent. It is also possible to fertilize ...

Scientists discovered a small protein region that determines whether plants reject or welcome nitrogen-fixing bacteria. By tweaking only two amino acids, they converted a defensive receptor into one ...

Fertilizing provides the nitrogen that grass needs to better withstand pests and extreme heat and cold, but fertilizing more doesn’t always make your lawn better. In general, you don’t want to ...

Many plants are self-fertilizing, meaning they act as both mother and father to their own seeds. This strategy -- known as selfing -- guarantees reproduction but, over time, leads to reduced diversity ...

In laboratory experiments, the researchers successfully engineered this change in barley and found that the mechanism worked there as well.

Some hope fertilizing tiny, floating plants in the ocean, prompting them to suck carbon dioxide out of the air, could help solve global warming. A new experiment confirms this controversial idea has ...