Cold weather slows decomposition but with a few adjustments your compost pile can stay active all winter. Here is what to do differently once temperatures drop.

Want to learn how to make compost for your garden? Not only does compost help your plants grow stronger and healthier, but it's also the perfect way to reduce waste and do your part for the ...

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 ...

The loyal reader knows that compost is my go-to for almost everything. I use it for mulch and to put the soil food web back into soils. I am a compost nerd. The question: What to do in the winter when ...

Composting promises rich, dark soil that plants love, but when the pile refuses to heat up, frustration sets in fast. That cold, sluggish mound looks innocent, but beneath the surface, decomposition ...

Composting is the process of turning organic waste, such as kitchen scraps and yard debris, into nutrient-rich fertilizer. This transformation is facilitated by microorganisms, including bacteria and ...

There’s a yardstick among gardeners that good, rich soil with lots of actively decaying organic matter in it should have about a dozen or more earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) in each cubic foot. But ...

A well-managed pile reaches 130 to 160°F in the active phase. Hot composting at those temperatures kills most weed seeds and pathogens.