Leaves are beginning to fall from deciduous trees, and this will increase over the next few weeks. The question is, “What do we do with all of those leaves?” I’ve been seeing information online ...

Every gardener should aim to create a natural and organic home garden, but making this dream a reality isn’t always easy.

Maggots are a common sight in compost piles and bins, but what do they do? What kind of maggots should you expect to find in ...

Using a compost starter can speed up the process. It takes time to make compost. Organic matter requires about two to three months to break down in hot compost piles, and up to a year or more in cold ...

Gardeners often assume outdoor compost piles stop working in cold weather, but beneficial microbes can continue to break down compost all winter. The problem is that composting takes much longer in ...

Unlock the secrets to successful home composting techniques. This guide provides essential tips and insights to transform waste into nutrient-rich soil easily.

Manure-based compost piles can be more work and take more time than piles fueled by kitchen scraps. But the rewards are too good to pass up. Many horse and mule stables in the area offer free manure ...

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 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 ...

Learn how to use wood chips effectively, control garden pests with trap cropping, and simplify composting with trench methods.

It takes time to make compost. Organic matter requires about two to three months to break down in hot compost piles, and up to a year or more in cold composting systems. But if you add a compost ...