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 ...

Turn your leaves into rich garden amendment for your plants. If you have leaves accumulating on your lawn and in the garden, instead of raking them up into piles and putting them in bags to set on the ...

Making compost is a great way to turn garden and kitchen waste into valuable gardening gold. For a better and more efficient composting system, a simple chimney in the middle of your pile can make all ...

Joseph Seago tells how to care for cool-season lawns, and Tonya Ashworth builds a compost pile. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, UT Extension Agent Joseph Seago discusses how ...

Compost, in all of its goodness, proves to be better than fertilizer when it comes to developing a nutrient-rich environment for a growing garden. It's easy, practically free, and good for both plants ...

Hot composting occurs when everything in the pile is in balance and there is plenty of water and air to support bacterial ...

A compost thermometer helps gardeners monitor whether a hot pile reaches temperatures needed for pathogen reduction. Diseased plant debris should stay out of cool or poorly managed backyard compost ...