Fun fact: Did you know that the sweet spot for morel mushrooms to grow like crazy is between 50 and 60°F? Getting this right is crucial to having a big harvest of these delicious fungi. Let’s discuss ...

Most suburban homeowners spend more time worrying about their roof or their HVAC unit than the ground beneath their feet.

One of the primary ways snowpack influences temperature is through its high albedo, or reflectivity. Snow reflects a substantial amount of incoming solar radiation back into the atmosphere, preventing ...

Avid gardeners are often champing at the bit by now, eager to get outside and insert the year’s first new plants in the ground. That lure is especially tempting when a few warm days pop up. Not so ...

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), an unmanned mission to comprehensively map the entire moon, has returned its first data. One of the seven instruments aboard, the Diviner Lunar Radiometer ...

The cool and clear mornings, warming daytime temperatures and the ever-increasing sunshine in the Inland Northwest are triggering excitement in Tri-City gardeners. However, home horticulture ...

With the corn and soybean harvest winding down, many farmers are turning their attention to fertilizer. Richard Roth, a nutrient management specialist with Iowa State University Extension, says the ...

Iowans are finally starting to see some warmer weather after the start to spring included blizzards, high winds and hail. Temperatures have finally made it into the 50s to end March, leaving those ...