You can compost a Christmas tree after the holidays instead of kicking it to the curb. But there's preparation involved to ...

Many communities have ways to put your yard waste to good use by taking it to a community-wide composting program. But, composting doesn't have to be on a scale that large. You can compost at home ...

Learning how to compost can be a messy process. When done poorly, it invites pests into your home and creates an imbalanced heap of noxious liquids and gases that are tough to neutralize. However, ...

Composting is a brilliant way to recycle household waste and turn it into something nutritious for your yard without spending ...

My wife Ayana thinks I am crazy, but I started composting in recent weeks. She doesn’t think that I am crazy because of composting itself. My family understands that it is an activity good for our ...

The compost is so good you can sniff it. Or at least, that’s what Geoff Schmidt does. Schmidt, owner of Common Good Compost, isn’t crazy. While most fertilizer smells like manure, Schmidt’s homemade ...

Even in the garden, “waste not, want not” is good advice. To keep useful nutrients and organic matter in your yard and put them to work, make compost from your yard waste. “Compost is basically just ...

Gloria C. of Santa Rosa asks: I have three compost bins that are already full and overflowing with composting material. Now, here come the falling leaves. I have no room for another compost bin, so ...

Gardening is challenging in west Texas, because the environment is not ideal for many landscape and vegetable plants. The extreme hot and cold temperatures, soil type and pH, and rainfall patterns are ...