Composting is the process of breaking down organic matter, like food scraps, into all-natural fertilizer. This is how to ...

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 ...

If you want nutrient-rich soil for your garden next spring, start composting today. You can turn dead garden plants, leaves, ...

A shovel full of compost about to be added to a raised garden - Mariana Serdynska/Shutterstock So many different types of kitchen scraps can be reused in your garden as a natural fertilizer, and ...

If you don’t have a compost bin, dig small holes in your garden beds and bury the pumpkin scraps a few inches deep. They’ll ...

So you've got your compost ready for the next gardening season. Maybe you even learned how to make your own DIY compost. But how much compost does your garden soil really need? Composting is one of ...

WASHINGTON — Think about how much food waste you produce in a day. A banana peel, an apple core, the ends of vegetables that you don’t eat. When those scraps end up in a landfill it produces methane.

Compost tea is nothing more than a large “tea bag” filled with finished compost steeped in water. This colorful compost is ready to be tucked into a bag (a pillowcase will work) to soak in water.

In this week's Ask the Gardener, we also tackle the thorny question of pruning hydrangeas. And if you've got a 'Live Forever' plant, we've got some tips to help that live up to its name. The ...

Compost has been dubbed "garden gold." But it is important to do your composting correctly. While it is generally okay to take a laid-back approach to composting, there are a few caveats to keep in ...

“Most of your root growth takes place during the fall,” says David Yost with Merrifield Garden Center. “Grass loves ...