The problem is that composting takes much longer in cold weather, and winter gardeners can quickly end up with a backlog of ...

Composting is an excellent way to eliminate spent leaves and help the environment. Composting also conserves moisture and ...

The brilliant fall foliage has made its way to the ground thanks to gravity, wind and rain, and now comes the time when gardeners and homeowners need to determine how they will clean up, dispose of, ...

Fall will be here before we know it. Many things change as we get closer to autumn. The leaves begin to change, the gardens are finishing production, the landscape is getting ready to be put to bed ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you haven’t touched your compost bin or pile all winter, don’t worry, you are not alone. It could be filled with kitchen scraps to the top or left untouched since the fall. Getting a compost pile ...

Citrus peels, fruit, and leaves are all compostable as long as you follow these basic guidelines. Many gardeners avoid ...

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 was first published in 1975 (the same year ...