SAN ANTONIO – The soil you use in your garden is important because it adds nutrients to your plants. You can save money and help out the environment at the same time by making your own compost soil.

As another growing season winds down, you might be tempted to get out there and “clean up the garden” as so many tipsters advise this time of year. There’s a difference, though, between cleanup and ...

Most gardeners do some composting. Some folks compost anything that once was part of a living plant, often mixing it with barnyard waste; they turn and aerate their piles and make terrific compost in ...

Simple compost bins made of pallets allow old compost to age, and new materials to be added, which in turn will envigorate plants. Credit: HENRY HOMEYER photos / For the Monitor Sign up for the ...

Even in the garden, “waste not, want not” is good advice. To keep useful nutrients and organic matter in your yard and put them to work, make compost from your yard waste. “Compost is basically just ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Most gardeners do some composting. Some folks compost anything that once was part of a living plant, often mixing it with barnyard waste; they turn and ...

You can build a freestanding compost pile or create an aerated compost enclosure using chicken wire, snow fence, wooden pallets, or lumber. Using these systems, you need to maintain enough heat in the ...

There are all sorts of composting containers for sale at garden centers, but why spend money on some prefabricated monster when you can build one out of discarded shipping pallets? The thrifty ...

This spring, I planted six kale plants in a row down the middle of a raised vegetable bed. In a few weeks, three plants on one side were almost twice as big as the others. Growing conditions were the ...

If you’re going to be squeamish, then don’t begin a compost operation. In a short time, if you have built your compost pile right, you’ll have some pretty interesting bugs inhabiting it. You don’t ...

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