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 ...

Learn composting basics from browns and greens to hot composting techniques. Whether you have a garden or not, backyard composting reduces waste and creates nutrient-rich soil.

Most organisms can’t survive a compost pile’s peak temperatures, which can reach about 170 degrees. Initial pathogens that may be lurking in the compost are killed, making a good, hot compost pile ...

There’s a yardstick among gardeners that good, rich soil with lots of actively decaying organic matter in it should have about a dozen or more earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) in each cubic foot. But ...

Here's how to keep composting in winter so you'll have finished compost in spring. beekeepx / Getty Images Gardeners often assume outdoor compost piles stop working in cold weather, but beneficial ...

It doesn’t take a lot of time or investment to create worm bins filled with red wigglers that will break down food scraps into rich compost for the garden. There’s a yardstick among gardeners that ...