It's midsummer here at Homeacres, and I want to show you four simple ways I make compost — for potting, for mulching, and for ...

Gardening trends come and go, but some techniques never lose their value. Long before garden centers stocked endless shelves ...

During the fall, we are cleaning up leaves and plant debris, and we need to get rid of it. Rather than sending it to the landfill, compost it. Composting is the natural, organic way to decompose grass ...

When compost works well, it helps close a simple loop.

In this video, I demonstrate a simple backyard chicken composting system that efficiently produces a significant amount of ...

According to Marcus Bridgewater, composting is a lot like driving a car. “You can say driving is just about getting in the car and pressing the gas pedal,” the gardener, CEO of Choice Forward, and ...

You are right to be concerned about the risk of herbicides lurking in organic materials. The pesticides of concern are clopyralid and aminopyralid, both in the “pyralid” class. Here are some simple ...

When leftovers and table scraps become too much for the fridge to handle, don’t serve it to the dog - throw it all in a simple compost collection to supplementa garden that will make your neighbors ...

It seems so simple in theory. You put food scraps in the compost, you get a great soil improver, and your waste is diverted from landfill. Win, win, win. But then you see the dizzying array of ...