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Applying mulch to your garden keeps soil temperature insulated from cold and hot weather, minimizes evaporation, and inhibits weed seed germination. A mulch is any material laid over the soil. Common mulches include crushed rock, bark, wood chips, grass clippings, ...

We’re all familiar with the Bible’s humble David against the terrible, giant Goliath. David, a simple Israelite soldier dressed in nothing more than a tunic and carrying a slingshot and bag of stones, challenged to battle the nine-foot, heavily armored ...

Heirloom sweet corn, picked right from the stalk and then boiled immediately, is one of the most highly anticipated treats of the summer garden. Corn originated as a modest grass in the Mexican plateaus and spread north and south from ...

Over the past century, America’s population has shifted and expanded to the West, including the desert Southwest and California’s central valley. The new settlers in these areas, used to the plentiful rainfall and moderate summers of the Midwest and Northeast, ...

Genetic engineering uses genes from bacteria or viruses. The genes are artificially injected into plant cells’ DNA, and then these cells are cloned into plants. For example, some genetically modified corn has a gene from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis ...

Many of us living off the grid maximize the resources we have: the sun and wind for power, surface waters or aquifers for water, and wood for fuel. By using what’s available and not depending on the government or big ...