Electric composters are a recent innovation with a promising future. Now you can compost at home in small spaces with no ...

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 ...

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Any gardener will tell you that compost is "black gold," essential to cultivating vigorous, flavorful crops. But it always feels like there's never enough, and its weight and bulk make it tough stuff ...

Compost at home? Don’t I have to send all my kitchen scraps to the curb in my green waste bin? Nope! They don’t ALL have to go into your green bin. They just can’t go into the landfill, according to ...

The very best time of year to begin composting is in the fall, because of the surplus of dried fall leaves and the combination of both fresh and decaying organic materials. To develop a successful ...

As the growing season draws to a close and your garden beds are filled with dead plants, consider adding them to your compost ...

Last week, we looked at ways to begin making your garden less needy. One key step is making mounded beds. Another is layering instead of tilling in amendments. Soil scientists now tell us that tilling ...

There are lots of eco-friendly changes you can make in your everyday life, such as using a travel mug instead of single-use cups or reusable storage bags instead of plastic ones. However, if you’re ...

TORONTO, S.D. — A custom feedlot near the South Dakota-Minnesota border is fast becoming an innovator in turning bedded pack manure into a value-added soil additive — “humus compost.” Owners Chad and ...