Have you ever wondered why forests don’t need synthetic fertilizers, artificial irrigation systems, or human-intervened soil management practices, yet they have trees that continue to grow and regrow with luscious leaves, dense shrubs and an abundance of greenery that is greener than anything we can find elsewhere? Can we somehow...
When Your Soil is Hard to Break, You Need Gypsum
Do you have cracked or compacted soil? Whether you are in the agricultural industry or are a self-proclaimed backyard gardener, you must have seen or heard about clay soil or the soil becoming hard making it even harder for plants to grow and thrive. When your soil is hard to...
Healthy Lawn Starts with Healthy Soil
If you think the grass is greener on the other side, it probably is! More and more people are now exploring ways to increase the health and volume of their grass with minimum efforts. The good news is that wanting to enjoy a picture-perfect lawn season after season is not...
All Plants Need Calcium to Thrive
There are 16 nutrients that every plant needs to survive. One of those is calcium. Calcium is needed to ensure that your plants grow properly without withering too fast. It provides numerous benefits to a plant’s health, including strengthening cell walls, maintaining pH levels, and increasing disease resistance. You can...
Reduce Water Ponding With This Natural Product
If you have a yard with any dips in it, you likely know the struggle of water pooling on your grass. You might think this is not a big deal; it’s just a puddle after all. But ponds in your grass can cause many adverse effects. Watering your lawn is...
Keeping a Lawn Healthy During Drought
No one likes when their lawn turns brown during the summer and they can feel a passerby’s judging gaze on their once beautiful yard. If you’re wondering how to avoid such shame, look no further for tips to keep a healthy green lawn during the heat of the summer or...
How to Mitigate the Effects of Drought on Your Crops
Americans today are currently living through the longest megadrought in over a thousand years. This drought started in 2000 and is still going to this day. The only other drought that we know of to be worse than the one going on today was in the late 1500s. In 2021,...
Ensure your Snow Melt Gets to the Root Zone by Applying Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate Prior to Snow Fall
Most people do not give much thought to the seasonal thawing of snow, generally referred to as snowmelt, that comes from mountains and elevated lands. The runoff water from the snowmelt penetrates the ground – a process commonly known as infiltration. However, infiltration is an important concept in the agricultural...
Using Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate to Increase the Calcium and Sulfate in your Tobacco Fields
Do you know that calcium and sulfate deficiency can greatly impact your tobacco field? Both calcium and sulphate are crucial for the development of tobacco plants and their leaf expansion. Calcium deficiency generally occurs in sandy ground that has low pH conditions. You can start seeing the calcium deficiency symptoms...
Fall is a Time to Protect Your Soil With Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate
Do you want to prepare your soil for the next season? Although Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate can be applied to your soil any time from spring to fall, applying it in the fall after your harvest is something that will greatly benefit your next year’s yield. Just like in spring, applying...