Most people walk past their lawn trimmings, fallen leaves, and garden debris without a second thought. That pile of waste by ...

There's some common household waste, which you sweep up from corners and under furniture, that you may be sadly trashing ...

Avocado pits are rich in essential nutrients such as potassium, nitrogen, phosphorus, and magnesium. These nutrients are vital for plant growth and development. When added to compost, avocado pits ...

Your compost pile will be a mix of “browns” and “greens”. Together, with water and air, these materials will decompose and transform into a soil amendment. ISTOCK PHOTO Your compost pile will be a mix ...

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

Leaves are beginning to fall from deciduous trees, and this will increase over the next few weeks. The question is, “What do we do with all of those leaves?” I’ve been seeing information online ...

Why You Should Never Compost a Diseased Plant. According to Amy Enfield, Ph.D., Senior Horticulturist at ScottsMiracle-Gro, adding a diseased plant to your compost pile introduces ...

Manure-based compost piles can be more work and take more time than piles fueled by kitchen scraps. But the rewards are too good to pass up. Many horse and mule stables in the area offer free manure ...

While fruit peels and coffee grounds are commonly understood to be good additions to compost, it might surprise you that this ...