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Protect Your Home From Cracks and Soil Erosion

If you live in a house by the sea, a lake, or a hill, you must be aware of soil erosion. Houses situated near steep slopes or embankments are in danger of developing cracks and accelerated erosion due to the soil eroding and washing away and thus not supporting your home's foundation.

Is Your Garden Healthy? Test It with These Soil Tips

One of the most important components of soil health is the pH level. This tells you about the alkalinity or acidity of your soil. Aside from pH, there are a number of other things you need to look for to ensure that your plants are being nourished properly.

For the First Time, Plants Were Grown On LUNAR Soil!

In a breakthrough study, detailed in the journal Communications Biology , a group of scientists has successfully grown plants in soil collected from the Moon. This experiment has offered hope that it may be possible to grow plants directly on the Moon one day.

What Are Those White or Yellow Balls in Your Plants’ Soil?

Here’s what you need to know about mushrooms growing in the soil of your houseplants or garden. Why are mushrooms growing in your soil? Chances are, the mushrooms you now see appearing have been growing and developing in your soil for a long time.

The Definitive Guide to Air Plants: Grow Without Soil

Also known by the scientific name Tillandsia , they are quite literally plants that grow without soil. They do not need any soil to thrive. Instead, they absorb nutrients from the air. How clever is that?

Potting Soil 101: How to Take Care of Various House Plants

Gardening soil can make or break a houseplant, which is why gardening experts know their potting soil like the back of their hands. Thanks to years of experience, they can look at the ingredients listed on a bag of potting soil and know which plants will thrive in it.

7 Essential Tips to Maintain a Healthy Lawn in the Summer

This will allow water and other nutrients sufficient room to soak deep into the soil surface and help the grass to grow deeper, stronger, and richer. Furthermore, an aerated lawn absorbs water better and won’t let it run off easily. There are a few ways you can aerate the grass of your yard.

Unbelievable! - The Mobile Beach House!

The amazing cabin must be moved every once in a while as it is in a coastal erosion zone. So it is mounted on two huge sleds. This moveable cabin can host a family of give easilty, and has a kitchec a living and dining area, bathroom and two sleeping areas.

Mountains of books - Beautiful!

These beautiful and original creations are the creation of Canadian artist Guy Laramee, in an attempt to create something new and at the same time - Make a statement about the erosion of culture in today's modern and fast paced world. The result is stunning! Mountains of books - Beautiful!

This 2,500-Year-Old Etruscan Citadel is a Stunning Place

Local earthquakes and land erosion turned the town into an island throughout the 17 th -century, and the locals started referring to it as il paese che muore (“the town that is dying”).

The 2,500-Year-Old Etruscan Citadel That's Crumbling Away

Local earthquakes and land erosion turned the town into an island throughout the 17 th -century, and the locals started referring to it as il paese che muore (“the town that is dying”).

How Did They Ever Create These Amazing Works of Art?

Encyclopedia Sculptures Made of obsolete encyclopedias, these carvings of landscapes and monuments represent the erosion of culture and knowledge. Guy Laramee, the artist, produces it all by hand, and says he pays most of his attention to achieving the most accurate ridge textures. 5.

What This Artist Does With Books Will Shock You.

These beautiful and original creations are the creation of Canadian artist Guy Laramee, in an attempt to create something new and at the same time - make a statement about the erosion of culture in today's modern and fast-paced world. The result is stunning!

This Drought-Proof Grain is Exactly What the World Needs!

It doesn’t need much water to survive, can be harvested three times a year, and its extensive root system helps in the fight against soil erosion. In Levine’s eyes, fonio is the cure to hunger, drought, poverty, and the global migrant crisis.

Corsica is a Jewel in the Crown of the Mediterranean

Désert des Agriates The name of this place literally translates into "the desert of cultivated fields" - even though it was decimated by wildfires and soil erosion, and by the 1970s, couldn't be used for agriculture. Since then, nature has begun to return.

This Island in Iran Looks Like Mars

All around the island, the soil is rich in minerals and salts that give it its special colors. The sand on some beaches even glitters with the minerals!