Q: My neighbor recently told me that the secret to his lush lawn and thriving vegetable garden is humus. What is humus, what’s it made of, and where can I get it? A: The definition of humus explains ...

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There is something mystical about gardening, an activity whose highest expression depends on turning death into life. If you really want to be good to your plants, if you want them to grow in ...

NO problems of soil science have proved more difficult than those concerning the nature and functions of soil humus. The early work of Sprengel and Berzelius yielded a long list of humic and other ...

Let’s pay homage to humus. As the garden gets into full swing, it’s a good time for such tribute, because enthusiasm can be parlayed into action. No one can say exactly what humus (pronounced HUE-mus) ...