Winter can pose a challenge for gardeners eager to prepare beds and pots for the growing season ahead. Traditional composting ...

As the vibrant colors of autumn fade and winter’s chill sets in, many gardeners face the dilemma of what to do with their accumulated garden compost. While composting is often associated with spring ...

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

Winter gardening requires weeding, pruning, tilling, adding compost, and planning for spring planting success.

If your garden has a lot of leafy greens and corn ... Therefore, planting directly in pure compost may sound tempting but is not the best planting method at all. Is compost or fertilizer better? What ...

If you have leaves accumulating on your lawn and in the garden, instead of raking them up into piles and putting them in bags to set on the curb, may we suggest composting them. Leaves are full of ...

depending on your method. But the time is going to go by either way, so you might as well generate some nutrient-rich compost ...

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 ...

It is best to compost leaves in large plastic bags. The leaves should be slightly moistened beforehand. Tie the bags and make ...

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 ...

If you cook and entertain a lot, odds are you’ve come up with some method for dealing with food waste in your home. Maybe ...