Description: In this video, I explain what we do when we run out of our own homemade compost. I also show our composting bay system made from pallets and describe how to use this method to make the ...

Job one in gardening and landscaping is loosening and enriching compacted soil and clay by mixing in organic materials like compost. For experienced gardeners, good compost is worth its weight in gold ...

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 ...

It takes time to make compost. Organic matter requires about two to three months to break down in hot compost piles, and up to a year or more in cold composting systems. But if you add a compost ...

I appreciated Michael J. Coren’s Feb. 23 Climate Coach column on residential composting, “Composting has never been easier, nor the tomatoes tastier,” but it had one significant flaw. The article ...

The best plants grow in the best soils. The best soils are enriched with compost. The best way to get plenty of good compost is make your own. And the best time to start is now. When confronted with ...

Composting is a great option for minimizing waste and putting it to good use by turning food scraps and other organic matter into free fertilizer for your garden. (Nearly half of all garbage collected ...

Nepalese community gardeners work with the University of Reading (image credit: University of Reading) A unique collaboration between the University of Reading and a local Nepalese community gardening ...