Lazy composting. It is my favourite way to make fantastic homemade compost and is perfect for anyone looking for a simple way to make compost in your own vegetable gardens. backgardens or allotments.

"In mild-winter climates, winter is one of the best times to compost," says master gardener Angela Judd. "Falling leaves give you plenty of browns, garden clean-up adds greens, and a well-layered pile ...

It’s a pretty simple equation: you’ll need browns, greens, water, oxygen and patience. The result is gold. Actually, the result is compost, but if you have a garden, you know compost is its own form ...

Composting is a simple, economical way to recycle your kitchen scraps and yard trimmings. Adding finished compost to our soil improves its structure and health, as well increases its pore space and ...

Composting involves decomposing organic materials to create nutrient-rich soil. A compost pile needs a balance of green (nitrogen-rich) and brown (carbon-rich) materials. Maintaining proper moisture, ...

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 ...

When I saw an advertisement about Martha Stewart being a dirt nerd, I recalled a column I did a number of years ago. I had met someone who made a business out of making compost. Then I looked at my ...

CORVALLIS — As leaves fall and yard debris bins fill up, it’s a great time to consider composting instead of hauling away those valuable resources. Compost is one of the best ways to build healthy ...

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.

Q: I am wondering how to dispose of a few mixed-evergreens holiday wreaths. Can they be composted? A: In general, yes, that’s a good way to recycle them if you can get the plant matter off of the wire ...

What can you do with a plot of land that’s empty and full of weeds? Plant a garden and start composting with your neighbors! St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Gridley, with the help of generous grants ...

Twenty miles south of Boise, crews at the city compost farm are bracing for the busy season. “Grass season,” as compost program director Lisa Knapp calls it, means bag after bag of lawn clippings and ...