Composting promises rich, dark soil that plants love, but when the pile refuses to heat up, frustration sets in fast. That ...

A scientific experiment at Gold Shaw Farm tests whether active compost piles can produce enough heat for winter use.

Fall is a perfect time to consider composting. As our days get cooler and shorter, deciduous trees like oaks, maples, and sweetgums will begin to shed their leaves. The swamp chestnut oak in my front ...

As a young boy, I had to contend with my grandfather’s compost heap. It was a veritable Vesuvius of foul-smelling, putrescible plant waste, a metre high and hidden behind a privet hedge. We had placed ...

Fall is the ideal time to create a compost pile, but keep in mind that the compost you start now may not be ready to use until next summer. Here is how you can get started this week, or next, because ...

As a young boy, I had to contend with my grandfather's compost heap. It was a veritable Vesuvius of foul-smelling, putrescible plant waste, a metre ...

Compost bins can become a hotspot for pests in spring but gardeners need to check them now before flies start laying eggs in ...