Which plants like peat-based compost, and which flourish more with manure? Get the dirt on this nutrient-rich soil additive.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When I cogitate on the methods and outcome of home composting, I often think of the title of the classic compost book, “Let it Rot” by Stu Campbell. The book ...

If you pile up organic material in a remote corner of your garden, it will eventually turn into compost without you needing to do a thing. But if you want to create high-quality compost fast and make ...

We have a “blended” family that includes 13 grandchildren, all adults today. When they were young, we had them together for a ...

Hot weather can turn a compost pile into a fast-moving recycling machine, but only when the balance stays just right. Summer ...

To worm or not to worm? When it comes to composting, that’s the question many savvy gardeners are pondering these days, and for good reason: Worm castings — a.k.a. poop — are the nutrient-rich organic ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It's tempting to think of composting as building a holder, throwing in food and coming back a few weeks later to something you can toss in ...

Whether you want “black gold” to feed your garden or you simply don’t want your kitchen scraps to end up in the landfill, the best composters make it easy to create nutrient-rich fertilizer using ...

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 ...