Did you know the microbes in your compost pile is still active in the dead of winter? They will be if you take certain steps ...

When it comes to composting, one of the biggest hurdles people face is confusion. What goes in? What stays out? Can I make ...

With its built-in, wheeled tea-collecting base, the Good Ideas compost tumbler does double duty. It comes with a rugged, FDA-approved recycled plastic body, and upon arrival, it was fully assembled, ...

It’s not possible to control all the problems facing gardeners in the Mojave Desert but it is possible to ameliorate many of them. Our salty soils can be flushed with large amounts of water to dilute ...

Spring is here and with it come lawn care and perhaps thoughts of planting a garden. One of the ways to reduce household waste and help to create a nutrient-rich soil for those gardens, lawns and ...

DEAR GARDEN COACH: About a year ago I removed my lawn. I now have a very low maintenance yard that conserves water, but in the process I have less green material to add to my compost pile. Can you ...

I PROMISED THIS year to offer more columns on green, eco-friendly gardening, so here is another, as we are now just 15 days away from the beginning of fall. Lots of jobs need to be done around your ...

In a 1960s-era edition of Rodale’s “Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening,” the lengthy entry for compost reads like an ode to organic soil amendments: “Here in a dark and mouldy pile the wheel of life is ...

An electric composter is a lot like a couples counselor. In a healthy relationship, the cast-off scraps of little battles are thrown into the pile, where time begets a natural heat, slowly turning the ...

If you think those turkey leftovers that didn’t end up in sandwiches are going to waste - well there’s a good chance they’re heading off to save the world. As compost. Marin County rancher John Wick ...