As a first-time composter, I'm on the hunt for the best methods to make my efforts successful. That's why I've been deciding between the layering vs turning compost techniques. Both layering and ...

Turning compost piles provides more air to beneficial microbes, helping to speed up the composting process and creating enough heat to kill weed seeds, pests, and pathogens. Aim to turn a hot compost ...

CINCINNATI (Scott Dimmich) -- If people are looking for a hobby to pick up this fall and don't mind the wait, composting may be the way to turn people's trash into treasure. "Just like gardening, ...

Adding more browns, like dry leaves or paper, is often suggested as a fix for smelly compost. It does help balance out wet, ...

Composting is like turning your garbage into gold — or rather a gardener’s treasure! Composting is taking food scraps and other organic waste that will break down over time and letting it blossom into ...

Those leaves are then often raked up and put on the curbside to be collected with the trash. Please, don’t do that. They are a valuable form of organic matter that can be put to use in your landscape.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Making strides to become more environmentally friendly has become the norm these days. While you may have ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- A Houston company takes what most people would consider trash and turns it into a useful treasure. Moonshot Compost takes food waste and turns it into nutrient rich compost. They ...

Almost overnight, the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed many Americans’ relationships with food. To relieve some of the stress associated with shopping safely for groceries and ensure food security, ...

Nina Javier is already selling a carrot-based body scrub that’s delicious enough to eat. Jahlil Moses is still in the research phase deciding whether to turn the sage and mint he’s growing into an oil ...