When you know how to use a compost tumbler correctly, you can make compost a little faster than with stationary compost bins. I found that out when I downsized from a mountain farm to a home in ...

Learn how to make compost and keep composting in winter, how often to turn compost, and get the ratio for green and brown ...

Dr. Donna Nickerson is the owner of Da’ Shack Farmers Market Health and Wellness, Inc. in Waco, Texas. “Professionally, I’m a psychotherapist, and I also have a deep connection to Indigenous gardening ...

The best way to deal with compost in the winter is to maintain a worm bin. The worms do the composting for you as they digest ...

For compost to break down well, you need a mix of carbon-rich browns and nitrogen-rich greens. Fall leaves provide carbon, ...

There are so many benefits to having your own compost pile. But unpleasant odors are a surefire way to discourage composters from continuing (and the neighbors don’t tend to love it, either!). Whether ...

As we carry on with social distancing measures and do our best to slow the spread of COVID-19, the search for activities to keep ourselves entertained continues. If you’re getting sick of baking or ...

Fall is a perfect time to consider composting. As our days get cooler and shorter, deciduous trees like oaks, maples, and sweetgums will begin to shed their leaves. The swamp chestnut oak in my front ...

Managing drier materials helps prevent your pile from getting too wet and smelly. It also makes starting your compost less of ...

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One of the more helpful characteristics of much of our soil on the coast is how well is drains. Most of our substrate is a sandy loam that filters moisture quickly and keeps areas from pooling with ...