My last four articles were about bed preparation and soil amendments. Unglamorous, but extremely important topics that are keys to success. Compost is also very important so I’ll discuss it in greater ...

If you want to take better care of the planet, learning how to compost is one of the best things you can do. Along with making the switch to eco-friendly products like Swedish dishcloths, reusable ...

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 ...

Job one in gardening and landscaping is loosening and enriching compacted soil and clay by mixing in organic materials like compost. For experienced gardeners, good compost is worth its weight in gold ...

Electric composters are a recent innovation with a promising future. Now you can compost at home in small spaces with no ...

I appreciated Michael J. Coren’s Feb. 23 Climate Coach column on residential composting, “Composting has never been easier, nor the tomatoes tastier,” but it had one significant flaw. The article ...

Leaves are beginning to fall from deciduous trees, and this will increase over the next few weeks. The question is, “What do we do with all of those leaves?” I’ve been seeing information online ...

The best plants grow in the best soils. The best soils are enriched with compost. The best way to get plenty of good compost is make your own. And the best time to start is now. When confronted with ...

It takes time to make compost. Organic matter requires about two to three months to break down in hot compost piles, and up to a year or more in cold composting systems. But if you add a compost ...

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, so goes the saying. To Deidre Appel, that is certainly the case. “Once you realize your food isn’t garbage at all and that it can be used as a resource...” ...