Want to learn how to make compost for your garden? Not only does compost help your plants grow stronger and healthier, but it's also the perfect way to reduce waste and do your part for the ...

Did you know that you don't have to throw away all the fallen leaves in your yard? Leaves are a valuable source of nutrients ...

How to use home-made compost The compost that we create at home makes an ideal soil improver or mulch, adding fertility and a moisture-holding capacity to your soil. It’s better to buy bagged compost ...

Every spring, I empty the enclosures holding “finished” compost and spread that compost over vegetable plots prior to ...

A shovel full of compost about to be added to a raised garden - Mariana Serdynska/Shutterstock So many different types of kitchen scraps can be reused in your garden as a natural fertilizer, and ...

WASHINGTON — Think about how much food waste you produce in a day. A banana peel, an apple core, the ends of vegetables that you don’t eat. When those scraps end up in a landfill it produces methane.

Q: My husband and I have a conflict over what is suitable material to be composted for our garden. He wants to put meat and bones into the garden, where I understand it should be more vegetable matter ...

What can gardeners use that isn't so bad for the climate? Peat has been a staple ingredient of composts sold in British garden centres since the 1960s, even though it’s not actually that nutritious ...

Making compost is a great way for gardeners and environmentally conscious homeowners to cut down on waste, all whilst boosting the nutrient intake of plants. Create a purposeful, nutrient-rich compost ...