Soil sterilization is also often recommended for potting or repotting plants of any age, as the process can make them vulnerable to some of the pests, pathogens, or weeds living in the soil.

California’s fire season is in full force, with the Kincade fire currently burning in the Bay ... or drought), they will sterilize the top layer of soil. Scientists with the U.S. Forest Service ...

WGN’s “Plant Daddy” Tim Joyce is back to share some weekend gardening tips, including how to sterilize soil, how to get rid of mold or fungus in soil and what it means for your plants.

Among them is soil sterilization as a factor in food production. How to produce the greatest amount of good food has become an urgent problem for Great Britain, and there is little reason for ...

That’s the reality in Australia, where Indigenous communities have long understood the intricate relationship between fire, soil and life. Cultural burning has been used for millennia to care ...

ETHYLENE oxide has been used for soil sterilization by introducing it under reduced pressure to containers holding the soil in pots or trays. Results have been satisfactory so far as sterilization ...

Do you think black plastic covering the soil would help sterilize the area? A: Black plastic won't, but clear plastic might. Plastic sheets 2 or 3 mils thick are ideal for use in a technique known ...