There are several effective ways to compost organic waste.

Homemade compost is a vital ingredient of any sustainable garden, but there is no one-size-fits-all approach to making it. There are several types of composting worth exploring – each with its own ...

Don’t toss those imperfect lettuce leaves, onion tops and strawberry tops into the trash. Instead, convert them into compost right in the garden. Worm and pile composting are great ways to manage ...

Don't toss those imperfect lettuce leaves, onion tops and strawberry tops into the trash. Instead, convert them to compost right in the garden. Worm and pile composting are great ways to manage these ...

A shovel full of compost about to be added to a raised garden - Mariana Serdynska/Shutterstock So many different types of kitchen scraps can be reused in your garden as a natural fertilizer, and ...

OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — As the weather warms and you start thinking about your gardens and flowers, you can make them grow strong and healthy with items from your own home. And it reduces waste for the ...

A small, modular composting system may be just what your small property needs. You don’t need a huge open pile to break down organic materials from your garden. Try this small but mighty DIY compost ...

Rebecca’s Garden at Christ Church in Ontario showed off its community composting project this week as it hosted a group from COMPOST2023, the U.S. Composting Council’s international conference focused ...

Gardening generates lots of litter, particularly if your garden is blessed with large trees. It's estimated that fall leaves, summer grass clippings and other garden by-products account for up to 20 ...

A gardener for 60 years, Bill Palmer still tends to thriving greenery. He’s 95, and Palmer already has a June bounty of lettuce, tomatoes, onions and rhubarb. While he uses a walker to move about ...

Use organic materials like straw, bark, or compost. Spread mulch about two or three inches deep, but keep it away from the ...

Once the holidays are over, you might be left with piles of pine, spruce, or fir branches and wonder what to do with them.