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 ...

William Otieno, a farmer prepares compost manure in Kisumu. Hot composting is quite simple and requires a minimal amount of daily effort. Getting good compost can take a long time due to regular ...

With strict community quarantine measures in place, home-cooked meals and meal delivery services have become the new norm. In worst cases, this could mean an increase in leftovers that eventually ...

Making your own compost is simple and can be fun. You hear a lot of talk about going green. Well, having your own compost pile is as green as it gets. Composting your own yard and kitchen waste ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When we think of composting, we tend to think of enormous dumpsters ...

First popularized in Japan in the 1980s, bokashi composting is a unique, indoor composting method that has a number of advantages over other composting systems. Not only is bokashi composting small ...

Composting is a good practice for all gardeners who have the space for it. The good thing is you can make it as simple or complicated as you want, and, unless you choose to buy a composter, it can be ...

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Q: My garden area has really poor soil, but I am not sure just how to improve it. The water either puddles on the surface and stays there or it drains right through and the soil dries out quickly. My ...

They carefully measured each ingredient, finely chopping the materials before adding them to the pile. Ron Spendal, of Hillsboro, and his team were determined to win the contest. The task: to see ...