Turning the corner into a new year makes the gardening season feel closer at hand. If you’ve got a hankering to get outdoors and “do something,” January is an ideal time to apply compost, regardless ...

While compost is commonly used in vegetable, flower, and herb gardens, home gardeners often overlook the many benefits that compost brings to lawns. Using compost for lawns is an excellent way to both ...

Many people think of composting organic matter as a way of keeping solid waste out of landfills, but a new study from North Carolina State University finds there can be significant environmental ...

With spring arriving, gardeners are preparing soils for this year’s planting, and many love to apply compost, which can supply nutrients, feed microbial activity, help retain soil moisture and improve ...

Close up of green lawn on a sunny day, with the blue sky, white clouds, and housing structures in the background. - Sachko/Getty Images Dreaming of having that rich, carpet-like lawn you see in home ...

Q: I've been cleaning up my vegetable garden and have a fairly decent compost pile started from last year. I am somewhat confused about when to apply compost to the garden. Some articles say to apply ...

FARGO - North Dakota's long, cold winter has led to larger than normal accumulations of manure and bedding, and may delay producers' fertilizer application. Producers typically apply manure as a ...

A little less than two years after complaints from neighbors about odors, flies and noise led to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection ordering Barnside Farm Composting to stop ...

In this video, learn a step-by-step method to protect your soil during the wet and cold months without using compost as ...