Composting requires the right balance of new materials, water and heat to keep the microorganisms in your pile healthy and happy. Adobe Stock Image When gardeners ...

Composting doesn’t always require fancy bins or complicated systems. Simple methods—like using heavy duty garbage bags—can help trap heat and moisture, creating the conditions needed for organic ...

At the New Hampshire University Organic Dairy Research Farm in Lee, even the heat for the wash water is organic and locally obtained. The heat comes from the farm’s composting facility, a building ...

Composting saves money when done right, but poor composting turns free soil food into useless clutter. Every spring, many ...

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 ...

Adding fireplace ash to your compost can enrich it with minerals, benefiting your plants and improving soil health. Use only ...

A half-used bag of last year’s compost is staring at you from the shed shelf. Before you throw money and effort away, here’s ...