To help you avoid the worst composting mistakes, we spoke to experts in gardening and horticulture to learn about some of the ...

If you haven’t started your composting journey, consider this your sign to begin. Turning your kitchen scraps and backyard ...

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 ...

Person dumping food scraps into a compost pile - Viktor Sergeevich/Shutterstock Compost is made up of decomposed organic matter that enriches your soil and provides food for your plants. If you're a ...

The relationship between amending the soil at planting time, the choice of using woodchips as a surface mulch or applying crushed rock influences the types of plants found in your landscape. Of course ...

Five things to do in the garden this week: 1. Build a compost pile as you would craft a lasagna. Construct the pile by alternating 2-inch layers of brown (dead leaves, wood chips, straw) and green ...

For those new to composting, figuring out what goes in and what to leave out can be daunting. And if you’re composting, chances are you’re also doing other things in your yard, like gardening or ...

Fresh mustard greens are ready to be harvested at the Childcare Network in Raleigh in 2016. Juli Leonard jleonard@newsobserver.com We’re in the thick of the summer season, y’all. Plants (like us) are ...

As the growing season draws to a close and your garden beds are filled with dead plants, consider adding them to your compost pile to benefit your yard.

Compost is made up of decomposed organic matter that enriches your soil and provides food for your plants. If you're a dedicated composter, you need to be very careful about what goes into your pile, ...