Most gardeners do some composting. Some folks compost anything that once was part of a living plant, often mixing it with barnyard waste; they turn and aerate their piles and make terrific compost in ...

Compost is a fantastic way to give your plants a nutritional boost. And although maintaining a batch is second nature to some gardeners during the growing season, most take a break in winter. But ...

My office is just down the road from the Washington State University composting facility. It processes more than 10,000 pounds of organic waste every month. That’s a lot of compost! I talked about ...

Anyone can compost in their backyard. Composting has benefits even if it never turns into "black gold." It really isn't hard. I first tried to compost in 2007, when I moved into an apartment with a ...

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 ...

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Have you ever wondered how to maintain a composting station at your home? FOX 13's Morgan Saxton met up with James Loomis the Director of Agriculture Operations at Wasatch Community Gardens in Salt ...

Now is the perfect time to start a compost pile or two if you don’t already have one. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By ...

When I saw an advertisement about Martha Stewart being a dirt nerd, I recalled a column I did a number of years ago. I had met someone who made a business out of making compost. Then I looked at my ...

Pineapple peels are dense, tough, and prickly. But that doesn't mean they last forever. Prepped properly, they make a great ...