Making your own compost (or “black gold”) is a prized skill among home gardeners, who use the nutrient-rich soil additive to boost their outdoor plants as well as their indoor gardens. It might seem ...

There are so many benefits to having your own compost pile. But unpleasant odors are a surefire way to discourage composters from continuing (and the neighbors don’t tend to love it, either!). Whether ...

When you know how to use a compost tumbler correctly, you can make compost a little faster than with stationary compost bins. I found that out when I downsized from a mountain farm to a home in ...

Living in an apartment doesn't mean you have to give up on composting. It's one thing to want to reduce your environmental ...

If you’re looking to reduce waste and create nutrient-rich soil for your garden, composting at home is a simple and effective way to do it. Composting is the natural process of breaking down organic ...

Composting involves decomposing organic materials to create nutrient-rich soil. A compost pile needs a balance of green (nitrogen-rich) and brown (carbon-rich) materials. Maintaining proper moisture, ...

Once all those pretty autumn leaves fall to your yard, they are often treated as a waste product—but these leaves are the beginning of nutrient-rich garden soil, and they make an excellent habitat for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Compost at home? Don’t I have to send all my kitchen scraps to the curb in my green waste bin? Nope! They don’t ALL have to go into your green bin. They just can’t go into the landfill, according to ...

If you’ve just started composting, you might wonder how to speed up compost so it’s completely decomposed and usable. It’s not hard to do! As long as you have the right balance of greens to browns, ...