Many gardeners want to learn how to make a compost bin, and for good reason. Not only is composting a low-cost way to nourish your plants with the most nutritious soil improver, but it also recycles ...

Quick tips on making compost for your home garden. Quick tips on making compost for your home garden. We’ll tell you what materials are good for composting and what you should not put in a compost ...

If you want to reduce waste and grow healthier plants but don’t have a backyard, composting is still possible.

Managing drier materials helps prevent your pile from getting too wet and smelly. It also makes starting your compost less of ...

Making your own compost (or “black gold”) is a prized skill among home gardeners, who use the nutrient-rich soil additive to boost their outdoor plants as well as their indoor gardens. It might seem ...

How does climate change affect where and how we live? The energy used to operate buildings results in more than a fourth of global carbon dioxide pollution. And climate change threatens communities ...

The longer I garden the more I realise that making good compost is the one true secret of horticultural success. If you make wonderful compost every time, all the time, then congratulations – you do ...

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 was first published in 1975 (the same year ...

Gardening generates lots of litter, particularly if your garden is blessed with large trees. It's estimated that fall leaves, summer grass clippings and other garden by-products account for up to 20 ...

Raised garden beds make it easy to grow healthy plants in limited space, but soil costs can add up quickly. In this video, we demonstrate a budget-friendly method that uses natural materials such as ...