Most people walk past their lawn trimmings, fallen leaves, and garden debris without a second thought. That pile of waste by ...

Your compost pile will be a mix of “browns” and “greens”. Together, with water and air, these materials will decompose and transform into a soil amendment. ISTOCK PHOTO Your compost pile will be a mix ...

Want healthier soil? Learn why this common household drink can be added to your compost pile and how it can help plants ...

Maggots in compost are almost always black soldier fly larvae, and in most bins they’re harmless. Finding a modest number of ...

Leaves are beginning to fall from deciduous trees, and this will increase over the next few weeks. The question is, “What do we do with all of those leaves?” I’ve been seeing information online ...

Composting feels like one of those things you can’t really get wrong. You’re just tossing organic scraps into a bin, right?

While compost is commonly used in vegetable, flower, and herb gardens, home gardeners often overlook the many benefits that compost brings to lawns. Using compost for lawns is an excellent way to both ...

Manure-based compost piles can be more work and take more time than piles fueled by kitchen scraps. But the rewards are too good to pass up. Many horse and mule stables in the area offer free manure ...

While fruit peels and coffee grounds are commonly understood to be good additions to compost, it might surprise you that this item can be added in, too.

"The main concern with small mammal waste is more about parasites than anything else." ...

While grounds add nitrogen to compost bins, this coffee waste product is a good source of carbon, so it shouldn't go into the ...