Making your own homemade compost is a fun and sustainable way of using your leftovers to benefit your garden. Egg shells, ...

Use a watering can if you are doing a soil drench, and water close to the base of each plant. If you spray on the plant ...

Due to the acidic nature of citrus peels, the compost can be used on a variety of plants, including hydrangeas and azaleas.

Composting has gone mainstream. If you're ready to pile on, we've outlined everything you need to know to start a compost ...

Plastic manufacturers are pushing to have their products counted as compost. Composters and farmers are trying to stop them.

Maybe you don't have a yard, or just hate gardening. There are still plenty of reasons to compost. Compost can give a boost to houseplants and landscaping—or you can sell or give it away.

Whether you’re applying homemade compost or purchasing compost from local garden centers, here are a few tips to ensure your lawn reaps major rewards from compost applications. 1.

Compost is simply the biological reduction of organic materials to humus. Nature has done it forever and there is reference to composting found on clay tablets as early as 1392 B.C.E. There are ...

Keep your compost pile as moist as a wrung-out sponge and turn it every 2–3 weeks. The pile should feel damp when you squeeze a handful — not dry, but not dripping.