by Steven Andrews | Aug 19, 2013 | General, Home Gardening, Tips
Seasonal high temperatures cause significant water loss through evaporation and transpiration from plants. Reserves of soil moisture are at their lowest, causing desiccation of roots and a decrease in soil organism reproduction. Plant a fall cover crop or apply a...
by Steven Andrews | Aug 19, 2013 | General, Soil Science
In this third installment in the Everyday Soil Science series, we move our discussion from soil as a “living” ecosystem “fed” with life-giving organic matter to the abiotic “mineral fraction” comprised of sand, silt, and clay particles. In the soil world, being small...
by Steven Andrews | Jul 25, 2013 | General, Tips
As daytime temperatures rise so does the surface temperature of soil. Moisture is quickly lost at the surface on hot days, even in irrigated soils. An inspection of your irrigation system and freshening up of mulch this month will not only help you conserve water and...
by Steven Andrews | Jul 25, 2013 | Soil Science
Last month I kicked off the Everyday Soil Science series with the distinction between soil and dirt. Now that we’re all on the same page and recognize that soil is a “living” resource and not the stuff in your vacuum cleaner bag, it’s time to move on to a discussion...
by Steven Andrews | Jun 18, 2013 | Soil Science
This month marks the start of a series of WM EarthCare™ newsletters devoted to increasing our common understanding of our most important, yet most neglected natural resource – soil. Photo: Stephen Andrews Consider this. When you look out of a window onto the landscape...
