Phosphorus is an essential nutrient for plant growth but too much can have a detrimental impact on lakes and streams. Too much phosphorus can stimulate algae blooms and plant growth. As these plants ...

Your lawn and garden need nutrients to grow and stay healthy. Soil is an important source of key nutrients but it doesn’t always contain them in adequate amounts. That’s why many homeowners take the ...

In my youth, I worked for a well-known Minnesota garden center. My co-workers and I would be frequently asked why a customer’s dahlia, geranium or other prized ornamental plant wasn’t blooming.

Q: Do you recommend any cactus fertilizer for the San Pedros I am growing inside my house? I repotted them in September, but they are still small. A: Hard to say. Apply a small amount of fertilizer ...

Throughout history the term “the big three” has had various meanings. If you grew up a few millennials before Christianity, you might have learned in Greek Mythology about the big three gods of Zeus, ...

The image of a perfectly manicured, bright green lawn may sound appealing, but underneath the blanket of chemicals in your front yard is a harmful reality. The use of fertilizers in the watershed is a ...

September is the ideal time to apply slow-release nitrogen fertilizer to cool-season lawns. Use high-nitrogen, low-phosphorus blends to protect waterways and follow local rules. Use a spreader to ...

Fertilizer’s often part of the equation for a lush lawn. Learn more about Pennsylvania’s lawn fertilizer law in a free webinar. Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers is hosting the ...