Find a source of fresh fall leaves that you want to collect. Carefully examine the leaves to ensure there are no signs of ...

Many people think of composting organic matter as a way of keeping solid waste out of landfills, but a new study from North Carolina State University finds there can be significant environmental ...

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 ...

Person adding soil backfill to a pine tree sapling - Anastasiia Krivenok/Getty Images When it's time to prep your yard's soil for planting a tree, grabbing some compost may seem like an obvious step.

If you want to reduce waste and grow healthier plants but don’t have a backyard, composting is still possible.

Compost is the best soil conditioner you can use. The following statement from the "Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening," published in 1973 by Rodale, is still true today (especially if you replace the ...

COMPOST: Technically speaking, compost is organic matter that has decomposed. The easiest way to make compost is to pile up garden refuse (plus kitchen vegetable and fruit scraps if you’re inclined) ...

The howls on social media have been fierce since the state started mandating that food waste stay out of garbage destined for the landfill. But here’s a confession from a longtime composter: Putting ...

Rotating crops, using compost, adding cover crops and flower strips, and reducing tillage are practices that can make farms ...

Compost happens. Yes, this garden alchemy really is that simple. Compost results from the natural cycle of life and death. “Mother Nature takes care of everything,” said Judy Elliott, senior education ...