Despite the 'yuk!' factor, urine from healthy individuals is virtually sterile, free of bacteria or viruses. Naturally rich in nitrogen and other nutrients, urine has been used as fertilizer since ...

Homegrown cabbage is the perfect addition to your garden. Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) is perfect for the home gardener. It's easy to grow and harvest and has ornamental characteristics, ...

KUOPIO, Finland, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Finnish scientists have discovered an inexpensive, abundantly available, effective and undeniably organic crop fertilizer: human urine. Although urine has been used as ...

Talk about your high yuck factor. Researchers in Finland have just published results of a study showing that farmers can substitute human urine for conventional fertilizer and get a notable increase ...

My third-grader came home from school last week excited about a new project. Waving around a potted plant and an instruction sheet, he breathlessly told me he could earn some scholarship money by ...

EAST TEXAS - I’ve heard from a couple of gardeners in the last few days about how their vegetables are growing after the freeze. For both, their cabbage was doing very well. Cabbage is an excellent ...

Most conscientious gardeners fertilize their landscape plants two or three times annually. And while many of them apply fertilizer to both natives and non-natives, a significant number of gardeners ...