Drawing from 40 years of composting experience, Nicky Scott's latest book will inspire confidence in beginners and give new techniques to veteran composters Making things rot is, you would imagine, a ...

SAN ANTONIO – The soil you use in your garden is important because it adds nutrients to your plants. You can save money and help out the environment at the same time by making your own compost soil.

Ginny Bartolone began writing DIY and home improvement guides nearly 10 years ago, covering everything from energy-efficient appliances to cracked foundations. Whether she's compiling cost information ...

Did you know that up to 60% of household waste is organic and can be recycled? You can use it to recycle all your kitchen and garden waste into rich, organic compost that's great for the soil and ...

An efficient compost heap is a basic requirement in any garden. It needs a rectangular framework of timber, incorporating gaps for aeration. Raise the base off the ground with a pattern of loose ...

Everyone has a slightly different recipe or method for making compost, and it’s perhaps a little trickier than it seems. But get it right and you have an extremely valuable soil amendment that can ...

A great source of bulky, organic material is your own garden compost. The best time to make some is in spring, because it will rot down faster. It’s dead easy to make, it costs nothing and it does the ...

Joseph Seago tells how to care for cool-season lawns, and Tonya Ashworth builds a compost pile. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, UT Extension Agent Joseph Seago discusses how ...