The summer after third grade, I knew what I was going to be when I grew up: an archaeologist or a geologist. This, I assume, was the result of some earth-science unit in which we learned about the ...

For compost to break down well, you need a mix of carbon-rich browns and nitrogen-rich greens. Fall leaves provide carbon, ...

The next time you're whipping up a shaved carrot, asparagus, and apple salad, you may not want to throw those carrot tops, apple peels, and asparagus stems in the trash. Instead, set them aside for ...

There ought to be a Sir Albert Howard Day, on which we celebrate the founding of the organic movement. It was that British agronomist and writer, after all, whose work inspired the American author J.I ...

DEBRA M. OF SANTA ROSA ASKS: I have ?2 horses that create a lot of manure. Can you please advise me on how to best turn the manure into beautiful compost? When large volumes of organic substances such ...

Compost piles can be pretty and every gardener should have one. It is, however, your choice on how to approach it: as a heap in the backyard or as a decorative container for the patio. Bins of ...

Lots of gardening experts are talking this year about a great way to expand an existing garden or to build new garden spaces without tilling, deep digging, plastic or herbicides. That’s my kind of ...

I make compost in a pair of circular, plastic bins. Each stands 3 feet tall with an outside diameter of 3 feet. When one fills up with kitchen garbage and the maple leaves I rake every fall and store ...

It takes time to make compost. Organic matter requires about two to three months to break down in hot compost piles, and up to a year or more in cold composting systems. But if you add a compost ...

Square? Round? Worm bin? Tumbler? Choosing a compost bin is one of the most important decisions in life. Okay, not really. But choosing the right compost bin is the first step in the journey to ...

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