Gardeners are encouraged to compost leaves this fall to improve soil health. With plenty of leaves, grass clippings and garden debris available, residents can create compost piles that benefit the ...

Whole or carved pumpkins make excellent compost, but not all pumpkins should be composted. Andreas Häuslbetz / Getty Images Every year, about 1.3 billion pumpkins are thrown in the trash in the United ...

Gardeners often assume outdoor compost piles stop working in cold weather, but beneficial microbes can continue to break down compost all winter. The problem is that composting takes much longer in ...

I this video I explain what we do when we run out of our own homemade compost. I also show our composting bay system made ...

Don't let the cold deter you from keeping your pile alive. Gardeners often assume outdoor compost piles stop working in cold weather, but beneficial microbes can continue to break down compost all ...

Though some folks are longing for snow, weather services predict a warmer, wetter winter than usual (whatever usual is anymore). Since Washington is still in deep drought, extra rain will be helpful, ...

Succeeding at composting can not only benefit your veggies and other plants, but also cut down on your household waste. PITTSBURGH — If you have a vegetable garden, you might have tried composting.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Happy Earth Day! First held April 22nd, 1970, Earth Day was created as a way to raise awareness and support for environmental protection. Worldwide, over 140 countries celebrate ...

Composting is a relatively easy, inexpensive procedure yielding valuable humus that can be returned to garden soil, or used as mulch around landscape plantings. Horticulturists with Iowa State ...

Gardeners often assume outdoor compost piles stop working in cold weather, but beneficial microbes can continue to break down compost all winter. The problem is that composting takes much longer in ...