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An expert with Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Dallas offers tips for effective composting — plus, what ...

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The secret lies in making your very own DIY compost starter. Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Here's how to make an effective compost starter using everyday household waste and organic materials.

The stacking-type composters are convenient and make turning the pile easy. Sadly, these are difficult to find. When starting a compost pile, add several inches of brown material before ...

Also, compared with all the organic matter choices at the nursery (such as landscape soil conditioner, mushroom compost and peat moss), homemade compost is, perhaps, the very best. Most commercial ...

Regardless of your soil type, improving soil health means increasing its ability to hold water and nutrients and provide ...

Just look at that rich, fluffy compost. The best part is that he was able to make it mostly from stuff he had lying around, though he did trade some beer for the v-belt pulley. The cylinder is ...

It was quite low to the ground, which can make getting compost out challenging. The frame of the composter is narrow, and combined with the fact that the composter is just inches from the ground ...

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 ...