Regardless of your soil type, improving soil health means increasing its ability to hold water and nutrients and provide ...

Washington became the first state to recognize and regulate human composting as an alternative to burial or cremation.

“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 ...

A 2- to 4-inch layer of leaves applied over the soil provides all kinds of benefits, such as weed suppression, water conservation and attractive appearance. And organisms that live in leaf litter ...

We’ve talked about the various ways leaves can be repurposed to help enrich your soil and encourage pollinators, but what about our garden trimmings and all that discarded food we tend to throw ...

Tis the season to … compost. With tree leaves and debris from garden clean-up and winter garden preparation abundant, now is the time to begin. One of the most important products and processes ...

Not only does the sweet ingredient have a reputation for repelling possums, but it can even prove beneficial for your compost in some situations. Arguably the best use of molasses in compost is to ...

What is peat-free compost? Peat was once seen as a cheap and plentiful material that gardeners found easy to use. However, peat harvesting releases huge amounts carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and ...