Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When I cogitate on the methods and outcome of home composting, I often think of the title of the classic compost book, “Let it Rot” by Stu Campbell. The book ...

Compost could be considered a gardener’s best friend. The humus produced from the decaying organic matter works like magic, turning our clay soils into rich soil improving the garden. All organic ...

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, ...

Compost is black gold! It is the darling of the vegetable gardening community. So much so that people will spend untold hours and lots of back breaking labor creating it. This effort seems justified ...

Composting is becoming popular with home gardeners, both as a way to reduce household food waste and create healthy garden soil. Compost feeds soil microorganisms, improves soil structure and adds ...

Composting is a good practice for all gardeners who have the space for it. The good thing is you can make it as simple or as complicated as you want, and unless you choose to buy a composter, it can ...

We gardeners couldn't possibly bestow our apple cores, coffee grounds, or garden leavings on the local trash hauler. As dedicated compost dorks, we save them, along with dryer lint, eggshells and gone ...

With so many advantages (less trash, better soil, reduced chemical use), it’s surprising that more people are not taking advantage of composting. Most households already have the ingredients and tools ...

Composting allows you to recycle debris from the lawn and garden. Courtesy Johnson County Extension. Composting is the process where rich organic materials are broken down when microorganisms feed. It ...

Every fall, as vibrant leaves blanket the ground, homeowners start their annual raking routine. This year, instead of throwing your leaves away, consider adding them to your compost pile. While it may ...

Being avid readers of gardening and homestead magazines, my wife and I have learned to do a lot of home improvements ourselves. Always willing to try new things, we have changed our light bulbs to the ...

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