Gardeners often assume outdoor compost piles stop working in cold weather, but beneficial microbes can continue to break down compost all winter. The problem is that composting takes much longer in ...

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 ...

Turning a compost pile regularly and keeping it as damp as a wrung-out sponge helps beneficial microbes break down organic matter much faster during hot summer weather. Small adjustments throughout ...

Fall is a perfect time to consider composting. As our days get cooler and shorter, deciduous trees like oaks, maples, and sweetgums will begin to shed their leaves. The swamp chestnut oak in my front ...

If you pile up organic material in a remote corner of your garden, it will eventually turn into compost without you needing to do a thing. But if you want to create high-quality compost fast and make ...