Feb. 20 (UPI) --Soils around the world are running low on potassium, a key nutrient needed for plants to grow. This ultimately means we may not be able to grow enough food for everyone. But it's ...

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Identify your plants' soil requirements if you need to boost potassium levels. If you must avoid wood ash, here's how to add potassium using organic materials.

Key Points Banana peels are rich in potassium and make great compost, mulch, or fertilizer.Prep peels by drying, steeping, or ...

Potassium deficiency in agricultural soils is a largely unrecognised but potentially significant threat to global food security if left unaddressed, finds new research involving researchers at UCL ...

Potassium deficiency in soil has been revealed as a major threat to livestock and agricultural farming. So what does this mean for global food security and can the current threat be reversed? A study ...

“Place a handful of potato peels in a container with 1 quart of water and let it steep for four days,” says Dysinger. This ...

With spring arriving, gardeners are preparing soils for this year’s planting, and many love to apply compost. However, there can be too much of a good thing. ... phosphorus and potassium in soil.

Tasmanian dairy farmers trial microbes across 500 hectares of land with the help of a "top-notch" soil biologist to reduce their reliance on synthetic fertilisers such as urea.

Very dry soil conditions in the northeast have caused soil potassium (K) to become unavailable to crops, especially corn. However Anthony Bly, SDSU Extension Soils Field Specialist said application of ...

Soil fertility may be holding a lot of farms back on grass growth, as it is often the first piece to rectifying the grass ...