We’ve talked about the various ways leaves can be repurposed to help enrich your soil and encourage pollinators, but what ...

Place a layer of greens, then browns, then greens and so on to create a compost pile. "Layering compost is important because ...

Composting leaves is a simple, eco-friendly way to turn yard waste into nutrient-rich soil for your garden. Autumn’s a ...

All plants in your yard need soil with a proper amount of essential nutrients, vitamins, and other all-around good stuff to thrive and grow beautifully, so purchasing the wrong additives can do your ...

This year I am grateful for a new type of compost I have been trying that allows me to add dairy, meat, bones, and cooked or ...

• Oliver Whyte’s garden, Coill an Chúir at Sandyhill, Westport, is included on the Clew Bay Garden Trail. A chain of ...

A good size for efficient composting is a pile/bin that is between three to five cubic feet. This allows good heating of the ...

“A bunch of things collided for me around the time of the COVID-19 pandemic that inspired me to focus more closely on compost and localised food systems,” Bailey says. “I was able to carry my love of ...

Adding compost to light, sandy soil helps it hold moisture and nutrients. Adding it to heavy soil improves drainage. Contain your compost in some type of structure 3 to 5 feet wide. Put your compost ...