Compost is black gold! It is the darling of the vegetable gardening community. So much so that people will spend untold hours and lots of back breaking labor creating it. This effort seems justified ...

Last week’s much needed rain (and accompanying wind) assisted autumn in depositing an abundance of leaves and pine needles on our lawns and gardens. Don’t allow this wealth of nutrients to go to waste ...

Ever felt like your compost pile just isn’t working as well as you hoped? Plenty of people dive in with good intentions, only ...

Local gardeners are experimenting with straw bales, taking advantage of the internal composting to help their garden grow. As a little boy growing up on a Minnesota farm, Joel Karsten wondered why the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Straw could be composted satisfactorily in 4 to 5 months in small concrete cells holding 30 lb. material (dry basis), providing the straw was ...

Raised beds make gardening easy and productive, although it takes a bit of effort to get them set up. There are three basic ways to make raised beds: Hill up soil, surround soil with lumber or stone, ...

Next time you find yourself drunk at a festival, instead of finding an isolated patch of grass to pee on, consider the public tower of straw that turns your pee into plant-friendly compost. I refer to ...

Brown compost materials are the carbon-rich backbone that lets your pile heat up, break down efficiently, and ultimately ...

Many gardeners want to learn how to make a compost bin, and for good reason. Not only is composting a low-cost way to nourish your plants with the most nutritious soil improver, but it also recycles ...

It may be colder outside, but your compost needs to stay warm to be ready for 2026. Here's a few ways to help it do so.