When beds sit bare all winter, wind and rain compact the top few inches and leach nutrients you paid for—either with compost ...

The best way to deal with compost in the winter is to maintain a worm bin. The worms do the composting for you as they digest ...

From soil improvement to crafts, these winter garden ideas will keep you busy until spring and make your garden better.

You probably keep paper towels in your kitchen, but this humble product has plenty of uses in the garden, too. Here are some of the surprising ways to use it.

The fastest way to get rid of lots of autumn leaves is to throw them in your compost pile. Leaves serve as a carbon source in composting, so they’ll need to be blended with plenty of green or nitrogen ...

Trishnamoni Hazarika, from Jorhat's Tekela Gaon, pioneered a vermicomposting initiative using kitchen waste and earthworms. Her innovative approach transforms discarded organic matter into valuable ...

Sonoma County is about to roll out the red carpet for some unlikely celebrities: worms. With two composting workshops on the calendar this fall, locals have a chance to see firsthand how these slim, ...

SANTA CRUZ — Many people are familiar with Grey Bears’ multi-room thrift store and its healthy food programming, including free on-site produce distribution. But there are other programs worth ...

WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) — At Godfrey Lee Elementary, a group of fifth graders are proving that even leftovers can have a purpose, especially with a little help from worms. This year the school brought ...

There’s a yardstick among gardeners that good, rich soil with lots of actively decaying organic matter in it should have about a dozen or more earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) in each cubic foot. But ...

As of April 1, 2025, composting (which turns food scraps into nutrients) is now mandatory in New York City. Even if you don’t live in the Big Apple (and aren’t facing the threat of fines), this ...