Composting

I’ve heard many conversations between couples in the garden section of a hardware store that follow this format:                 “What should we get: compost or garden soil?”                 “I don’t …

Until recently, composting was used mainly for what it could provide:  a healthy soil amendment. Now, composting has become a popular way to recycle food and paper waste in an …

Nutrient-rich soil is essential to growing healthy fruits, vegetables, and flowers.  Compost provides a simple solution to these soil needs. Plus, it’s an excellent way to get rid of food …

Composting offers a lot of benefits for recycling kitchen waste and creating nutrient-rich soil, but if you lack the space or just don’t want to deal with an unsightly pile …

Earthworms, AKA nightcrawlers, and red worms – known to many as “red wigglers” – are two of the most common species of worms for gardeners to increase the health of …

When you are piling up yard debris and food scraps for composting, you may start worrying that snakes may decide to make a home under that nice, shady canopy that …

For the past year, I have been downright religious with not throwing away any kitchen waste or yard debris that can be composted. I’ve set aside storage space in my …

During the fall we have an enormous amount of leaves that blanket the yard. They are an excellent carbon source for compost but it’s somewhat of a hassle bagging them …

Indoor composting is not for the faint of heart. Casual composters can throw a pile of leaves in the corner of the lawn and wait for it to decompose without …

I’ve been researching active vs. cold composting and the slower decomposition of organic material in an anaerobic environment. This got me to wondering what would happen if there were a …