The air is crisp, the leaves are turning fiery shades of red and gold, and suddenly, your yard looks like it’s been buried under a crunchy blanket of autumn glory. It’s the perfect season for bonfires ...

Making your own compost is a great way to improve your soil, make use of garden waste and recycle nutrients for your plants ...

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 ...

Flickr Most gardeners judge their compost by smell or texture. Color, though, tends to be an afterthought. That’s a missed ...

Compost is a fantastic way to give your plants a nutritional boost. And although maintaining a batch is second nature to some gardeners during the growing season, most take a break in winter. But ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When I cogitate on the methods and outcome of home composting, I often think of the title of the classic compost book, “Let it Rot” by Stu Campbell. The book ...

Did you miss out on the Memorial Day weekend gardening frenzy? There’s still time to get a summer garden set up. Every spring ...

It’s no secret that the key to healthy plants is healthy soil, and the best way to improve soil is by incorporating compost, which can take up to a year to make. Compost improves the drainage of heavy ...

Betsy Slade’s sprawling backyard is filled with massive shade trees, flowering beds and bushes, birdhouses and a tiny waterfall perched by a wooden swing. But when she ushers guests outside of her ...

If you're making your own compost, this kitchen scrap is an excellent addition to the pile, adding carbon while helping other ...

MOBILE, Alabama -- If I am to remain a garden writer in good standing, it is my duty to inform you that you need to make compost. But because I am your less than perfect garden writer, I can't quite ...