Composting turns readily available materials into a soil additive for gardens. Beginners can start composting right away. You only need a few simple items. After about three months, you'll have a ...

So, when we are composting, we are essentially duplicating what’s been going on naturally for a long, long time. To get ...

While the practice of composting has existed for at least a couple of thousand years, much of our scientific knowledge of the ...

Compost heaps can be designed to suit gardens of all sizes. You can build your own or choose from a whole range of specially designed bins, available at garden centres and through internet and ...

Most leaves can be turned into leaf mould, but some take longer to compost than others. Oak, alder and hornbeam will soon rot down, while sycamore, beech, horse chestnut and sweet chestnut take a ...

The columnist notes some reasons for composting being so beneficial. All you need to start is to pile materials from leaves, ...

School representatives said that the goal was to create a living laboratory where students could learn the science behind ...

Make sure to avoid throwing in items like meat, bones, or dairy products unless your municipality accepts them, as they can attract pests and slow down the composting process. Vegetable scraps, coffee ...

Sign up for Basic Composting from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 30, held outdoors in the gardens and orchard at the Live Oak Grange, ...