Ever felt like your compost pile just isn’t working as well as you hoped? Plenty of people dive in with good intentions, only ...

It may be colder outside, but your compost needs to stay warm to be ready for 2026. Here's a few ways to help it do so.

Adding more browns, like dry leaves or paper, is often suggested as a fix for smelly compost. It does help balance out wet, ...

Gardeners are encouraged to compost leaves this fall to improve soil health. With plenty of leaves, grass clippings and garden debris available, residents can create compost piles that benefit the ...

Whole or carved pumpkins make excellent compost, but not all pumpkins should be composted. Andreas Häuslbetz / Getty Images Every year, about 1.3 billion pumpkins are thrown in the trash in the United ...

Tampa (BLOOM) – Are you looking for an easy way to make your garden more sustainable? Look no further than composting! Composting is a simple and eco-friendly way to turn your food scraps and yard ...

Composting requires the right balance of new materials, water and heat to keep the microorganisms in your pile healthy and happy. Adobe Stock Image When gardeners ...

With container gardening, it's surprisingly easy to slip into unsustainable practices—here's how to keep it green. Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, ...

It’s a pretty simple equation: you’ll need browns, greens, water, oxygen and patience. The result is gold. Actually, the result is compost, but if you have a garden, you know compost is its own form ...

Compost is a vital part of any good garden, providing nutrient-rich fertilizer from household waste that would otherwise end ...

First popularized in Japan in the 1980s, bokashi composting is a unique, indoor composting method that has a number of advantages over other composting systems. Not only is bokashi composting small ...

Almost a year ago, Chesapeake Public Library began stocking something very different from books. The Seed Library at the city’s Major Hillard branch — a collection housed in card catalogue drawers — ...