Pear trees require fertilizer when they are young and when the soil lacks essential nutrients. For young trees, a balanced ...

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Companion planting can be hugely beneficial for some species, but there are plants that don't get along and can have detrimental effects on their neighbors.

Perhaps the easiest way to tell the tree of heaven apart from sumac and black walnut trees is to crush one of its leaves and give it a smell. According to Schuh, if it’s a tree of heaven you’ll be met ...

Planting trees in the fall allows roots to establish while the soil is still warm and moist, but without the stress of high ...

Every yard needs a tree. All the better if it’s a native species of tree, one that will support native bees, butterflies and other wildlife. “Fall is a great time for tree planting,” said Spencer ...

The nonprofit Test Plot harnesses community and volunteer power to test out how best to preserve and replenish degraded lands ...

La Cumplida has turned deforested hills into thriving shade-grown coffee farms, showing that healing the land can also grow ...

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Morel mushrooms are the elusive, honeycomb-capped treasures of the forest floor, prized by chefs and foragers for their rich, ...

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While the summer is a busy season of fitting everything in, fall brings a different type of bustle. It’s back to school, back ...