Compost is a fantastic way to give your plants a nutritional boost. And although maintaining a batch is second nature to some gardeners during the growing season, most take a break in winter. But ...

One of the most accessible and environmentally-friendly methods to recycle food and garden scraps is composting. For many homeowners, however, one of the main problems associated with maintaining a ...

The gardening season is also the composting season. Making your own compost — the dark brown, crumbly remains of decayed plants — is a great way to improve your soil, make use of garden waste and ...

If you’re a gardener, thinking about getting your soil in shape probably means thinking about compost. But composting can be a mysterious process. What can go into the pile? How do you balance carbon ...

Kelvin Bronner of Cedar Rapids puts grass clippings, orange peels, tree branches and other organic material into his YARDY, the large green carts Cedar Rapids residents wheel to the curb on collection ...

Fall is a perfect time to consider composting. As our days get cooler and shorter, deciduous trees like oaks, maples, and sweetgums will begin to shed their leaves. The swamp chestnut oak in my front ...

Compost, in simplest form, is sufficiently decayed (digested) material from something that was recently alive. A few benefits to composting are: a) soil improvement; b) improved water retention; c) ...

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 ...