Some food scraps, like meat and dairy, shouldn’t be composted in an outdoor bin, but can you compost bread? Most types of bread, pasta, and baked goods are usually safe to compost as long as you ...

Composting is the natural process of recycling organic materials into nutrient-rich fertilizer. It’s a great way to put your kitchen scraps and yard waste to good use, supercharge your soil and plants ...

Last week I wrote about the virtues of home made compost. It is nice to be able to produce some of this wonderful soil amendment in your own backyard at little to no cost. Fall is the ideal time to ...

Most of what goes into U.S. landfills is organic waste, ranging from household food scraps to yard trimmings. That's a problem because in that environment, organic waste is deprived of oxygen, which ...

Learn three ways to keep composting through winter for nutrient-rich soil ready for spring planting.

Pity the beginning gardener who dares to read about composting. (Please dare to read on, in this case, even if you are a beginner.) What novice would not be intimidated by the too often very ...

Q. What’s wrong with my compost pile? This is a question we master gardeners hear often. Usually, the answer is straightforward, but occasionally we get some head-scratchers. This week I’ll cover some ...