Want to learn how to make compost for your garden? Not only does compost help your plants grow stronger and healthier, but it's also the perfect way to reduce waste and do your part for the ...

How to use home-made compost The compost that we create at home makes an ideal soil improver or mulch, adding fertility and a moisture-holding capacity to your soil. It’s better to buy bagged compost ...

Did you know that you don't have to throw away all the fallen leaves in your yard? Leaves are a valuable source of nutrients ...

Cover bare soil in perennial gardens and mixed borders with fall leaves. They are a great mulch, suppressing weeds, ...

Q: My husband and I have a conflict over what is suitable material to be composted for our garden. He wants to put meat and bones into the garden, where I understand it should be more vegetable matter ...

A shovel full of compost about to be added to a raised garden - Mariana Serdynska/Shutterstock So many different types of kitchen scraps can be reused in your garden as a natural fertilizer, and ...

Compost has been dubbed "garden gold." But it is important to do your composting correctly. While it is generally okay to take a laid-back approach to composting, there are a few caveats to keep in ...

Flour can be used to deter pests like aphids, cabbage worms, and beetles. “Simply dust a light layer over leaves in the morning when plants are slightly damp from dew,” says Sara Rubens, certified ...