Curated category
Horticulture
- FertilizerA farmer spreads manure to improve soil fertility. This practice dates back thousands of years. Middle Eastern, Chinese, and Mesoamerican cultures all…
- SoilA single gram of soil contains billions of organisms, mostly microbial and largely unexplored. This living component makes up 70 percent of the biomass in a…
- HorticultureIn the muddy soil of ancient settlements, a decision changed human history. Between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago, people began to domesticate plants for…