By JESSICA DAMIANO I love the idea of transforming garbage into free mulch and fertilizer. Composting is a win-win: I save ...

Your compost pile will be a mix of “browns” and “greens”. Together, with water and air, these materials will decompose and transform into a soil amendment. ISTOCK PHOTO Your compost pile will be a mix ...

Gardeners often assume outdoor compost piles stop working in cold weather, but beneficial microbes can continue to break down compost all winter. The problem is that composting takes much longer in ...

Stinky compost? Here's what's causing the odors and how to make your compost pile smell better.

Leaves are beginning to fall from deciduous trees, and this will increase over the next few weeks. The question is, “What do we do with all of those leaves?” I’ve been seeing information online ...

It takes time to make compost. Organic matter requires about two to three months to break down in hot compost piles, and up to a year or more in cold composting systems. But if you add a compost ...

Q. What’s wrong with my compost pile? This is a question we master gardeners hear often. Usually, the answer is straightforward, but occasionally we get some head-scratchers. This week I’ll cover some ...

Compost can provide your yard’s gardens and flower, tree and vegetable beds with healthy nutrients that help your plants grow. It’s also great for helping strengthen your soil in floods and droughts, ...