Conventional land clearing methods often come with drawbacks. Heavy excavation equipment can compact and scar soil, repeated passes may disrupt understory and root networks, controlled burns produce ...

In the bamboo forests of southern China, mulching the ground with straw during winter is a common management practice. Farmers use materials such as rice straw and bamboo branches to insulate the soil ...

There's good news and bad news about fixing rocky soil. The good news is that adding organic matter on top of your rocky soil will enable you to create a thriving garden. The bad news is that you will ...