Compost is made up of "brown" materials rich in carbon and "green" materials rich in nitrogen. Here are some key green ...

A question for Dan Gill: I bag my grass clippings when mowing, and I've been piling them up all summer. The pile heats up, and the clippings decompose quickly. Does this make good vegetable compost ...

Ever feel like your compost pile just sits there and refuses to turn into that beautiful, rich soil you imagined? You’re not ...

Garden cleanup, lawn mowing and falling leaves all provide materials that make autumn a good time of year for composting. No need for exotic ingredients, fancy equipment or a degree in soil ...

Several readers recently asked about lawn care and the use of compost. One woman wanted to know if grass clippings make good compost for lawns. There are really two ways to answer this question. The ...

This method of stacking turfgrass presents an excellent way to up your compost game, enriching the soil in your garden.

Mike McGrath explains how to make homemade mustard, what you can do for your storm-damaged trees, how to grow strawberries from seed, what stink horn fungus is, how to plant new bushes, and why grass ...

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 ...

All those leaves you're raking and dead plants being pulled out of beds can be put to good use by recycling them back into the landscape as mulch or compost. Returning these organic materials to the ...