A mound of compost with a hoe sticking out and a gardener's boots in the background - Annick Vanderschelden Photography/Getty Images So you've got your compost ready for the next gardening season.

Compost is a great way to recycle kitchen and garden scraps. It takes organic waste and turns it into nutrient-rich humus that can be used by plants. Composting is a way of returning to the soil what ...

Wondering what to do with all those leftover pumpkin guts? Give them a second life in your garden with these best ways to use ...

Compost is a fun and significant way to recycle kitchen and garden scraps. It takes organic waste and turns it into nutrient-rich humus that can be used by plants. Composting is a way of returning to ...

Want to learn how to make compost for your garden? Not only does compost help your plants grow stronger and healthier, but it's also the perfect way to reduce waste and do your part for the ...

Biochar makes composting faster, cleaner, and better for the planet by slashing greenhouse gases and locking nutrients in the ...

FARGO-In the corner of a backyard, egg shells, dead leaves, grass clippings and apple peels undergo a slow, invisible transformation. Air, heat and water aid millions of microorganisms in their ...

Every gardener wants the best soil for their garden. How do you know if your soil is "good"? What do you add to make it good? When you go to a plant nursery or the gardening section of a big box store ...

Here's what Neil Sperry has experienced when using Texas oak and pecan leaves in compost, plus his advice on winter watering.

TORONTO, S.D. — A custom feedlot near the South Dakota-Minnesota border is fast becoming an innovator in turning bedded pack manure into a value-added soil additive — “humus compost.” Owners Chad and ...