Home composting is essential for serious gardeners. Affectionately known as "black gold", compost is the nutritious, loamy material you get from letting organic matter decompose. It enriches the soil ...

This East Bay garden has transformed into an immense cactus light show Busting the myth that California doesn’t have cold-season colors Want to attract butterflies to your garden? Consider these ...

Vermicomposting is an eco‐friendly process in which organic waste is transformed into nutrient‐rich compost through the synergistic activities of earthworms and resident microorganisms. This process ...

On small farms and in gardens around the world, a legless invertebrate has been quietly helping crops grow — simply by eating and pooping. That's vermicomposting — using the power of worms for the ...

Learn how to vermicompost, including constructing a vermicomposting bin, adding worms, compost bin maintenance, and vermicomposting. My kitchen trash used to smell awful! Coffee grounds, banana peels, ...

Composting is beneficial to gardeners and the environment, but to make the most of it, you need to discover which method best suits your situation and needs.

The Grounds Department at North Shore Country Club continues to search for ways of implementing environmentally friendly practices. Throwing away pounds of food scraps every day is an expense and ...