Compost and wood chips make an excellent team when it comes to creating a potting mix. Compost adds essential nutrients and ...

Composting has gone mainstream. If you're ready to pile on, we've outlined everything you need to know to start a compost ...

By Devin Kelly, For The Mountain Times Nestled within the heart of Sandy is a quiet garden space blooming with fresh energy ...

For gardens, mix one part compost with two parts soil for planting. For lawns, spread compost lightly over the grass and rake it in to improve soil health. Composting not only reduces waste but ...

Composting is an easy way to turn everyday food scraps and yard waste into something useful. Instead of tossing organic material in the trash, you can recycle it into a nutrient-rich soil amendment ...

Marina Herrera mixes compost and soil to replant her tomatoes. The stems look as if they were strands of spaghetti noodles ...

Adding compost to your garden soil is a step that you really shouldn't be skipping. A well-made compost is the key to soil health because it adds essential nutrients, improves soil structure, and ...

The absence of soil in potting mix ensures it remains sterile, reducing the risk of pests, weeds, and diseases. ...

Potting mixes are less dense and much lighter than garden soils, so you’ll notice a big difference in weight between the same-sized bags of potting mix and potting soil. When to use potting soil ...

This July, garden enthusiasts are being encouraged to repurpose their old washing up sponges by placing them in the garden - ...

Gardeners are being urged to put washing up sponges in their garden this July - for a very useful reason. It might sound mad, ...

In addition to correctly layering green and brown organic matter, periodic turning of compost is necessary to get air to the ...