While compost is commonly used in vegetable, flower, and herb gardens, home gardeners often overlook the many benefits that compost brings to lawns. Using compost for lawns is an excellent way to ...

Adding compost to light, sandy soil helps it hold moisture and nutrients. Adding it to heavy soil improves drainage. Contain your compost in some type of structure 3 to 5 feet wide. Put your compost ...

Composting — a term used and promoted by the environmentally minded, but not something all of us are all-knowing about. If you’re a New York City resident, however, you should probably begin ...

Experimenting with compost is an excellent way to recycle kitchen waste into something useful and beneficial for the garden you've worked hard on. But while there are several things on the list of ...

The best compost will provide all the nutrients and support needed for seeds and veg to grow and thrive, while the worst will leave you with meagre crops and feeble plants. But the only way to know if ...

“Composting is the human version of re-creating what Mother Nature does out in the wild”: mixing together organic materials to facilitate healthy decomposition, says Rebecca Louie, founder of ...

compost expert Lachlan Jefferies explain how high-quality compost is made compost manufacturer Greg Watts from C-Wise and Duncan LeGood of SoilCo discuss the basics of composting. Lachlan Jefferies: ...

Using a compost bin is the most effective way of managing the composting process, so consult our expert tests to see which one to buy The bin you use for composting can make a world of difference to ...

Two popular community composting locations are slated to reopen this weekend, nine months after funding cuts forced their closure alongside more than 50 other drop-off sites. New Yorkers can once ...

soil scientist Dr Susan Orgil explain the science of soil health how the microbial and chemical processes in compost make it a powerful tool. Learn how compost helps: improve soil carbon and structure ...

ATLANTA — State lawmakers are getting closer approving a bill that allows the composting of human remains. It’s an alternative to burial or cremation and has gotten traction in other states.