As the growing season draws to a close and your garden beds are filled with dead plants, consider adding them to your compost ...

Want to learn how to make compost for your garden? Not only does compost help your plants grow stronger and healthier, but it's also the perfect way to reduce waste and do your part for the ...

WASHINGTON — Think about how much food waste you produce in a day. A banana peel, an apple core, the ends of vegetables that you don’t eat. When those scraps end up in a landfill it produces methane.

Composting is a good practice for all gardeners who have the space for it. The good thing is you can make it as simple or as complicated as you want, and unless you choose to buy a composter, it can ...

Adding more browns, like dry leaves or paper, is often suggested as a fix for smelly compost. It does help balance out wet, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Compost happens. Yes, this garden alchemy really is that simple. Compost results from the natural cycle of life and death. “Mother Nature takes care of ...

This simple 3-bay composting system will help Susan Mulvihill create more compost for her garden this year. (SUSAN MULVIHILL/FOR THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW) Buy this photo Compost is an essential ingredient ...

It may be colder outside, but your compost needs to stay warm to be ready for 2026. Here's a few ways to help it do so.

Drop your scraps in the designated tube, and voila, you have a flourishing garden. If you’re a city-dweller living in a small apartment, you probably don’t compost food scraps. Even with a countertop ...

WHICH GARDEN COMPOSTERS ARE BEST? Whether you’re a gardener with a green thumb or an environmentalist with a wish to “go green,” you’ll need a garden composter to help accomplish your goals. Gardeners ...

Brown compost materials are the carbon-rich backbone that lets your pile heat up, break down efficiently, and ultimately ...

Composting is a great option for minimizing waste and putting it to good use by turning food scraps and other organic matter into free fertilizer for your garden. (Nearly half of all garbage collected ...