Wondering how to get started composting? We talked to a pro to get the basics and learned that composting is a lot easier than it sounds. Get the scoop on everything from the gear you need to how bad ...

Here’s a riddle: What will weed, feed and water your garden, and take care of your garbage? “Ideal teenager” is not the answer. It’s compost! Compost is hard to define. In some sense, the apple core I ...

Composting is a great way to add valuable organic matter to your soil while reducing the amount of yard and food waste that ends up in landfills. It's also something that nearly everyone can do.

As materials compost, they lose more than half of their volume. When compost is ready for use, it should be dark brown and crumbly, with much or all of the identity of the original material lost. The ...

A compost pile needs a balanced mix of green and brown material to heat up properly. (Tiffany Woods) As you recycle autumn leaves into compost this fall, consider the science that transforms waste ...

Last Saturday at the Ithaca Community Gardens, eight local residents and college students gathered to learn the basics of composting, as part of the ongoing "Compost With Confidence!" workshop series.

There is no reason to spend a dime on fancy fertilizers when a powerful, plant-loving solution already sits in the backyard.

Here's a riddle: What will weed, feed and water your garden, and take care of your garbage? "Ideal teenager" is not the answer. It's compost! Compost is hard to define. In some sense, the apple core I ...