Compost piles are just beginning to dry out and heat up again. Cold weather and too much water (rainfall) stops the decomposition process. Help restart the decomposition process in your garden waste ...

Description: In this video, I explain what we do when we run out of our own homemade compost. I also show our composting bay system made from pallets and describe how to use this method to make the ...

If you're wondering how to make compost and why-- well, read on for all the dirt. As gardeners can attest, we grow very attached to the stuff. In fact, when I moved to my new house many years ago, I ...

Homemade compost is popular with gardeners and landscape enthusiasts. Compost is an effective, efficient and natural way to treat the soil, and you can make it yourself. Composting is the biological ...

The best time to fertilise your lawn is in late autumn so that grass roots have the nutrients they need to survive winter and ...

Homemade compost is the secret ingredient in many gardens and what’s missing in many more. It’s why some gardeners get endless bouquets from their beds and tomatoes that are plump, tasty and ...

As the pandemic keeps many people closer to home than usual, a remarkable number of folks are spending more time tending their gardens and landscapes. As usual, shifting weather caused fluctuations in ...

You might think you know what to put on your compost heap and what to leave out, but there are several unusual compost ingredients that most of us probably don’t think about adding. It means you could ...

My last four articles were about bed preparation and soil amendments. Unglamorous, but extremely important topics that are keys to success. Compost is also very important so I’ll discuss it in greater ...

Adding mulch to your garden will keep back weeds and keep soil cooler even on the hottest days. But does mulch help plants grow better? Amelia Argyropoulos of Lancaster looked into that question. She ...