With a bounty of leaves falling from the trees, autumn is the perfect time to start making compost. “It’s a powerful, free, totally natural way to improve conditions for your plants,” said Sharon ...

Garden cleanup, lawn mowing and falling leaves all provide materials that make autumn a good time of year for composting. There’s no need for exotic ingredients, fancy equipment or a degree in soil ...

Composting at home has many benefits, from enriching the soil with nutrients to reducing methane emissions by diverting food waste from landfills. People typically compost fruit peels, vegetable ...

Compost: too much green and the airless mixture turns slimy; too much brown and the mass stays unchanged Credit: Photo: GETTY IMAGES If you want top-grade compost, look to the kitchen for your recipe ...

For those who cherish a green and colourful garden, black gold or compost is a must. It’s not too hard to get that perfect compost. Vani Murthy, an eco activist, gives us tips to make good compost at ...

During the winter months your landscape and garden aren’t quite as demanding as they usually are, so if you aren’t already composting this is a great time to set up an area and system that will reap ...

Fall will be here before we know it. Many things change as we get closer to autumn. The leaves begin to change, the gardens are finishing production, the landscape is getting ready to be put to bed ...

Dumping organic food scraps into the compost bin (Photo: Gettyimages) Singaporeans aren't known for actively developing sustainable habits since young. While the older generation did engage in ...

In the spirit of holiday giving (and in an effort to plump our holiday gift guides), we asked five gardening experts to name their favorite composters. We expected recommendations on fancy tumblers ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Urbavore Urban Farm located at 5500 Bennington Ave. in Kansas City, Missouri, offers a compost drop-off site for food scraps, grass clippings and leaves. Food waste is a big issue all year, but ...

Turning stuff that rots into other stuff that we can use to build and improve our garden soil is what composting is all about. With even a modicum of success, the end result is the same: handfuls of ...