The key to making good compost is knowing what you can—and can't—put into it. Johner Images / Getty Images Making your own compost is one of the most effective ways to reduce waste and build ...

Homemade compost is an easy way to help your garden thrive, and put your kitchen waste to good use. And knowing how to make ...

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

(Learn more about the science behind composting—and why it’s good for the environment.) How to compost at home for beginners — Step by step. General composting requires only a few simple ...

I have given you the easiest one here, but you could also try the following if your climate or ingredients aren’t making very good compost for you, or it’s just not moving fast enough: ...

For the compost tea, fill a 5-gallon pail ⅓ full of good compost. Fill the rest of the bucket with well or rainwater and stir twice a day for five days. Strain the water and mud through some ...

To make good compost, you mix green plant waste, like vegetable peels, garden leaf litter or straw, with brown organic matter like soil or manure. Then, over weeks to months, microbes turn the mix ...

OXO's Good Grips Easy-Clean Compost Bin seals tightly and keeps smells in better than most we've tried, and the 1.75-gallon model is perfect for a medium household. Best bin: Bamboozle Portable ...