As the bumper sticker on my truck reads, “Compost Happens.” Sometimes, however, it doesn't happen fast enough. That problem usually can be traced to some limiting factor in what a pile is fed, or to ...

Here's what's causing the odors and how to make your compost pile smell better. Compost piles that smell bad usually have poor airflow, excess moisture, or an imbalance of ingredients that needs to be ...

Turning compost piles provides more air to beneficial microbes, helping to speed up the composting process and creating enough heat to kill weed seeds, pests, and pathogens. Aim to turn a hot compost ...

You remember that electric little thrill you get when you stumble onto a gardening secret so simple, so clever, so ridiculously effective that you wonder why it isn’t printed on seed packets in bold ...

Print is dying, but composting is alive and well. Why not make it easier for city residents to participate? Since curbside newspaper boxes don’t get a lot of action selling papers anymore, a new urban ...

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WITH its ability to convert farm manure into a richer and more fertile material, the Morawetz TS IV has proved to be an indispensable machine at Sheepdrove Farm in Berks. The organic livestock/arable ...

If you buy a smoothie in Portland, Oregon, the drink might come in a compostable plastic cup, a choice a thoughtful owner might make to make their operations more sustainable. You might think, at a ...

Turning compost piles regularly produces faster results and kills weed seeds. Turning compost piles provides more air to beneficial microbes, helping to speed up the composting process and creating ...