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As spring gardens sprout, we're digging into the basics of composting, and how to get started no matter where you are.

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Many landscape plants can benefit greatly from amended soil. Our native sandy soil drains readily and doesn’t do so well with holding on to soil nutrients and water. But you can produce your own ...

An orange peel hits the trash—and just like that, valuable plant fuel gets tossed away. That moment happens every day in ...

Composting your food scraps leads to nutrient-rich soil that your garden will love — we asked experts for the best advice on ...

Composting is a natural process that allows microbes to convert yard waste and kitchen scraps to a useful organic soil amendment or mulch. Gardeners have abundant materials that can be used for ...

Forget everything dull and dusty about gardening advice—this is where things get alive. Not metaphorically alive, but ...

Learn how to use wood chips effectively, control garden pests with trap cropping, and simplify composting with trench methods ...

In "Compost after Reading," a history of how humans have managed the decomposition process to replenish soil through the ages ...