Keeping sweet things out of your compost is usually a good way to deter animals, but this expired kitchen condiment could ...

Composting feels like one of those things you can’t really get wrong. You’re just tossing organic scraps into a bin, right?

While coffee grounds and banana peels both add valuable nutrients, this compost material is even easier to come by and would otherwise go to the landfill.

Maggots in compost are almost always black soldier fly larvae, and in most bins they’re harmless. Finding a modest number of ...

A buried system like this one can still be useful outside of apartment buildings or in cities with compost restrictions.

Coffee grounds are full of organic matter. To reap the benefits, compost them first so your plants have access to all the ...

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 ...

Many gardeners add compost to their landscape or vegetable beds as fertilizer. Compost is organic matter that contains the macro nutrients needed by the plant. Inorganic fertilizers provide plants ...

Don’t get hung up on how long it should take or how many citrus peels are too many. As one longtime composter put it, “My rule is: Don’t worry about it.” By Margaret Roach When it comes to composting, ...

"The main concern with small mammal waste is more about parasites than anything else." ...