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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 ...

Simple compost bins made of pallets allow old compost to age, and new materials to be added, which in turn will envigorate plants. Credit: HENRY HOMEYER photos / For the Monitor Sign up for the ...

Have you gotten into gardening recently and want to learn how to make your own compost? Compost is a great resource for home gardens because it puts minerals back in the soil for peak production of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. making compost in a compost bin If you like to keep things as organic as possible in the garden, making your own fertilizer is an ...

Stacks of old bricks against an outdoor plastered wall. - Fotandy/Getty Images Composting is one of the best things you can do for your garden, as well as the planet. Not only does it reduce waste, it ...

There’s a yardstick among gardeners that good, rich soil with lots of actively decaying organic matter in it should have about a dozen or more earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) in each cubic foot. But ...

Christine Wanjiku prepares compost for her button mushrooms at her farm in Kenol, Muranga County where she grows and markets, mushrooms for sale. [Lydiah Nyawira, Standard] Compost-making shouldn't be ...

Most gardeners do some composting. Some folks compost anything that once was part of a living plant, often mixing it with barnyard waste; they turn and aerate their piles and make terrific compost in ...