Hot weather can turn a compost pile into a fast-moving recycling machine, but only when the balance stays just right. Summer ...

Turn summer scraps into soil, not trash. Learn how to start a simple backyard compost pile, what to put in, and how to keep it smelling fresh.

Recycling shredded documents is good, but using them to feed your soil is even better.

Quick to break down and a quality source of phosphorus, potassium, and other nutrients, this often-tossed kitchen scrap can ...

When I first started composting, I imagined kitchen scraps and fallen leaves would magically turn into rich, dark soil within ...

Vermicomposting — a.k.a. worm composting — is a compact way to turn your food scraps into worm castings (worm poop), a moist, crumbly soil amendment known as garden gold because it provides important ...

To worm or not to worm? When it comes to composting, that’s the question many savvy gardeners are pondering these days, and for good reason: Worm castings — a.k.a. poop — are the nutrient-rich organic ...

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Recology spokesman Robert Reed stood beside the tailgate of a pickup truck loaded with a mound of rich, dark compost during a ...