nitrogen

  • Article

    Snow: Poor Man’s Fertilizer

    Is this familiar adage an old wive’s tale? In fact, snow does contain nitrogen and other particulates like sulfur, which it collects as it falls through the atmosphere, however so…

  • How-To

    Soil Testing Is Worth the Effort

    There’s no such thing as a free lunch, even in the garden.

  • Article

    Welcome Spring

    Here in the Ozarks,and in many places across the country, spring is bursting out all over--and this week we celebrated the vernal equinox--when night and day are the same length.…

  • Kitchen Gardening

    Organic Fertilizer Sources for the Garden

    Here's a list of some organic fertilizers that you may want to have on hand.

  • How-To

    What Does NPK Mean?

    Here's the short answer.

  • How-To

    A Soil pH Primer: Getting It Right Gets Results

    Acidity and alkalinity are measured in pH units. Most vegetables grow best in a slightly acidic soil. Learn how to measure the pH of your soil and then adjust it…

  • Kitchen Gardening

    Fertilizing: It’s Mainly About Nitrogen

    Of all the components of fertilizer, nitrogen is the nutrient that plants need most. Learn about its role in plant growth and and how to evaluate the various organic and…