The best gardeners know the simple truth about compost: It’s better than fertilizer when it comes to providing a nutrient-rich growing environment for plants. Composting is easy and inexpensive, and ...

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It takes two to three weeks for a properly maintained 2-foot pile of leaves to turn into a bucket full of black, crumbly, sweet-smelling compost. Connie Gannon Fresno Bee archive Many gardeners are ...

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Setting up an in-home recycling program isn't so hard these days, particularly since the majority of our local garbage haulers allow items to be "co-mingled." Co-mingling describes the practice of ...

Something as simple as swapping out lightbulbs in your kitchen can also make more of a difference than you may realize. LED ...

Just like cardboard can help reduce weeds if you follow the no-dig method, or use a weed barrier cloth, dryer lint can do the same. However, you’ll need to build up a pile before having enough to use, ...

Havre de Grace residents now have a site in the city where they can dispose of their kitchen waste and have it be taken away to be turned into compost. Mayor William T. Martin, speaking Friday during ...