If you haven’t started your composting journey, consider this your sign to begin. Turning your kitchen scraps and backyard ...

Want to learn how to make compost for your garden? Not only does compost help your plants grow stronger and healthier, but it's also the perfect way to reduce waste and do your part for the ...

Composting puts Mother Nature on a fast track by quickening the natural process of decomposition. Microscopic organisms break down yard and kitchen waste, and manure, into a rich organic fertilizer ...

Nov. 14—This story was originally published in October 2020. Composting is a great way to return minerals from waste back into the earth. However, composting is a hot process that requires the ...

You can compost a Christmas tree after the holidays instead of kicking it to the curb. But there's preparation involved to ...

As the growing season draws to a close and your garden beds are filled with dead plants, consider adding them to your compost ...

Dear James: We moved into a new house with open space in the backyard, so I want to build a compost bin. What are some inexpensive options that are effective? — Sylvia W. Dear Sylvia: It won’t take ...

Over a growing season, a lawn and garden produce a significant quantity of debris. Disposal of this debris is not a task that gardeners typically look forward to. In fact, some consider it one of the ...

There’s a yardstick among gardeners that good, rich soil with lots of actively decaying organic matter in it should have about a dozen or more earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) in each cubic foot. But ...

Turning compost piles provides more air to beneficial microbes, helping to speed up the composting process and creating enough heat to kill weed seeds, pests, and pathogens. Aim to turn a hot compost ...

It doesn’t take a lot of time or investment to create worm bins filled with red wigglers that will break down food scraps into rich compost for the garden. There’s a yardstick among gardeners that ...