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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Many communities have ways to put your yard waste to good use by taking it to a community-wide composting program. But, composting doesn't have to be on a scale that large. You can compost at home ...

Compost piles work due to a careful balance between green and brown material. Knowing exactly what those materials are helps ...