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

Alongside turning, you can make composting more efficient by maintaining the 3:1 brown-green ratio, even when using unusual compost ingredients, and not letting your pile dry out. 'Keep compost as ...

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

Turning the pile at least once a week allows oxygen to reach microorganisms that break down organic matter. Turn the pile with a pitchfork, compost tumbler or by rolling a sealed bin on the ground. 3.

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The best way to turn compost piles is with a strong shovel or gardening fork. Try 3-bin composting systems or compost tumblers. These composting systems make it much easier to turn compost.

What you’ll get, and when: With a maintained and turned pile, you may have compost within several months. If you use a passive method and don’t turn the pile, you’ll get compost in about a year.

Here's how to keep composting in winter so you'll have finished compost in spring. beekeepx / Getty Images Gardeners often assume outdoor compost piles stop working in cold weather, but beneficial ...

You can compost most bread and other starchy foods, but there are a few exceptions. Here's what to know.

After turning and watering, the compost should increase in temperature as the microbes become more active. Our compost will usually reach 160 degrees F, then eventually cool off as it matures ...