Most gardeners do some composting. Some folks compost anything that once was part of a living plant, often mixing it with barnyard waste; they turn and aerate their piles and make terrific compost in ...

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 ...

If you haven’t started your composting journey, consider this your sign to begin. Turning your kitchen scraps and backyard ...

You can compost a Christmas tree after the holidays instead of kicking it to the curb. But there's preparation involved to ...

My office is just down the road from the Washington State University composting facility. It processes more than 10,000 pounds of organic waste every month. That’s a lot of compost! I talked about ...

Anyone can compost in their backyard. Composting has benefits even if it never turns into "black gold." It really isn't hard. I first tried to compost in 2007, when I moved into an apartment with a ...

To help you avoid the worst composting mistakes, we spoke to experts in gardening and horticulture to learn about some of the items that should never be put into your compost bin, as well as why. We ...

Christine Wanjiku prepares compost for her button mushrooms at her farm in Kenol, Muranga County where she grows and markets, mushrooms for sale. [Lydiah Nyawira, Standard] Compost-making shouldn't be ...

Now is the perfect time to start a compost pile or two if you don’t already have one. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By ...

When I saw an advertisement about Martha Stewart being a dirt nerd, I recalled a column I did a number of years ago. I had met someone who made a business out of making compost. Then I looked at my ...