Composting isn't as hard as you might think... and it's an ideal way to recycle organic waste while saving money on soil ...

It takes time to make compost. Organic matter requires about two to three months to break down in hot compost piles, and up to a year or more in cold composting systems. But if you add a compost ...

Leaves are beginning to fall from deciduous trees, and this will increase over the next few weeks. The question is, “What do we do with all of those leaves?” I’ve been seeing information online ...

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, ...

Q. How do I start and maintain a compost pile/bin? Is there a certain type of composter you recommend? I love composting because it’s a way you can take something that would normally be waste and turn ...

Those leaves are then often raked up and put on the curbside to be collected with the trash. Please, don’t do that. They are a valuable form of organic matter that can be put to use in your landscape.

If you’ve ever stood over your compost pile wondering why it looks more like a sad heap of yard waste than the rich, earthy ...

Nobody wants to smell rotting food in the morning. This simple trick allows you to feed your compost pile weekly without stinking up the kitchen. David lives in Brooklyn where he's spent more than a ...

In the past 30 years, Davenport has turned 3 million cubic yards of treated sewage sludge and yard waste into useable compost ...