Jan. 2, 2025 — Engineers showed that some types of soil bacteria can influence a plant's balance of growth and defense. The bacteria produce an enzyme that can lower a plant's immune activity ...

Adding a thick layer of straw, leaves, or an old tarp on top of your compost pile can help trap heat inside, creating a cozy environment for microbes to keep working through the winter. Credit: ...

At the heart of it, compost is about creating the right environment for the diverse array of soil microbes to feed, multiply and flourish! As the microbes digest the ingredients we add to our compost ...

Composting at home has many benefits, reducing the amount of materials that are either landfilled or burned. But compost isn't just waste that lives in your yard forever. The microorganisms in these ...

Your device does not support the audio. In November, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and CDC announced Grimmway Farms started a voluntary recall of multiple sizes and brands of organic ...

Your device does not support the audio. In November, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and CDC announced Grimmway Farms started a voluntary recall of multiple sizes and brands of organic whole ...

Human composting turns bodies into soil by speeding ... With the cask kept at an optimal temperature, it creates perfect conditions for microbes to break the body down at a molecular level.

Once mixed, the compost is formed into rows and left to decompose for at least eight months. During this time, the piles are rotated at least six times and the mixture regularly irrigated. Moisture is ...