Most people walk past their lawn trimmings, fallen leaves, and garden debris without a second thought. That pile of waste by ...

Your compost pile will be a mix of “browns” and “greens”. Together, with water and air, these materials will decompose and transform into a soil amendment. ISTOCK PHOTO Your compost pile will be a mix ...

Leaves are beginning to fall from deciduous trees, and this will increase over the next few weeks. The question is, “What do we do with all of those leaves?” I’ve been seeing information online ...

Maggots in compost are almost always black soldier fly larvae, and in most bins they’re harmless. Finding a modest number of ...

Manure-based compost piles can be more work and take more time than piles fueled by kitchen scraps. But the rewards are too good to pass up. Many horse and mule stables in the area offer free manure ...

"The main concern with small mammal waste is more about parasites than anything else." ...

While coffee grounds and banana peels both add valuable nutrients, this compost material is even easier to come by and would otherwise go to the landfill.

Summer is the time for toasting marshmallows in the backyard fire pit. Make starting the fire easier with a food you probably ...

After mowing, most UK gardeners cram grass into the green bin and ignore rough bark by the shed. Yet this forgotten waste ...

Many folks are now improving new and established gardens with mulch, but be wary of where you get it. It is possible to spread insects like the coconut rhinoceros beetle, sugarcane borer and fire ants ...