Although non-native, blueberries can be grown in eastern Kansas if gardeners are willing to work and plan ahead. For those who were inspired to start a food forest with pawpaws — see the Feb. 10 ...

Gardeners know that healthy soils lead to healthy plants. But how do we ensure our soils have what they need for optimal ...

If you want your plants to grow big and healthy, soil quality matters. Even if you aren’t planning on growing a lush veggie garden, all plants need nutrients to grow, in addition to light and water.

One of the biggest factors affecting the health of plants in your garden is the pH of the soil, which is a measure of its acidity or alkalinity. A pH of 7.0 is neutral while that above 7.0 is alkaline ...

The pH scale is used to measure the acidity of a fluid. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14. A pH of 7 is neutral, whereas a pH result below 7 is acidic and above 7 is alkaline. Urine has the widest ...

Caring for your pool isn’t as straightforward of a home maintenance task as aerating your lawn and planting grass seed or cleaning your oven and disinfecting your fridge water dispenser. It can be ...

'Tis the season of the swimming pool, and here at Shots we've been patronizing our local public pools to escape the heat. One can't, however, frequent a pool without eventually contemplating its ...

Soil quality is a major component of growing healthy food plots, as well as other things, such as gardens and yards. There are many different soil test kits available for everyone from the one-plot ...

IPI tests paper-based materials and adhesives for pH levels using a modification (described in ISO 18902) of the standardized test, TAPPI T 509 Hydrogen Ion Concentration (pH) of Paper Extracts (Cold ...