Fall is a perfect time to consider composting. As our days get cooler and shorter, deciduous trees like oaks, maples, and sweetgums will begin to shed their leaves. The swamp chestnut oak in my front ...

Composting is beneficial to gardeners and the environment, but to make the most of it, you need to discover which method best ...

If you’re looking to reduce waste and create nutrient-rich soil for your garden, composting at home is a simple and effective way to do it. Composting is the natural process of breaking down organic ...

Getting your compost ready for winter can feel tricky, especially when the cold slows down the natural breakdown process. If you want to keep your compost pile healthy and productive through those ...

We’re all familiar with the idea of composting kitchen scraps, but is paper compostable? The amount of paper waste produced by households each year is astronomical – and if adding some to the compost ...

The promise is simple. A small backyard setup is supposed to transform all sorts of kitchen waste into a nutrient-dense compost, a material so prized by gardeners that they gave it the nickname “black ...

Rows of compost the Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency Site 1 in southwest Cedar Rapids is seen from the top of Mount Trashmore on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. A new topsoil rule is under ...