If you think mixing your own potting soil is harmless, think again. A fluffy, nutrient-rich blend that seems perfect for your indoor plants can secretly turn into a mold magnet. It isn’t just a minor ...

Expert DIYer April Wilkerson makes simple three-bin compost bins for your backyard, turning kitchen and yard waste into ...

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Learn three ways to keep composting through winter for nutrient-rich soil ready for spring planting.

Green-Wood Cemetery is going green on death. This week the Brooklyn burial ground announced a new option for leaving this world: composting corpses into nutrient-rich dirt. The nearly 200-year-old ...

Globally, approximately one-third of food produced for human consumption is wasted, totaling 1.3 billion tons annually. 1 Food waste occurs throughout the supply chain due to manufacturing by-products ...

Whether you’re building an outdoor compost pile or participating in a local pickup program, a dedicated countertop compost bin makes managing kitchen scraps cleaner and more convenient. The best ...

EAST TEXAS (KLTV/KTRE) - Happy Monday, East Texas! We’ll experience mainly quiet conditions with temperatures staying near normal through the end of the week. This afternoon will bring gradual warming ...

The study found that while food waste compost might not be viable as a standalone alternative to commercial potting mix, it could be suitable as part of a substrate mix. Results showed that mixtures ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — With an estimated 30 to 40 percent of the United States’ food supply ending up as waste, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, food science and horticulture experts ...

The loyal reader knows that compost is my go-to for almost everything. I use it for mulch and to put the soil food web back into soils. I am a compost nerd. The question: What to do in the winter when ...