Learn how to build a garden compost system, choose a suitable method, manage greens and browns, control moisture and airflow, and know when it’s ready.

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 ...

By using compost for lawns, you can help your grass grow better naturally.

Compost can provide your yard’s gardens and flower, tree and vegetable beds with healthy nutrients that help your plants grow. It’s also great for helping strengthen your soil in floods and droughts, ...

Using a compost starter can speed up the process.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...