Many home gardeners start compost piles before winter to reduce waste and prepare for spring prep. Fall cleanup provides a ...

Although natural wine corks are fully compostable, cork is naturally water-resistant. This trait makes corks handy for stopping bottles, but it also means they take a while to break down into compost.

Dr. Donna Nickerson is the owner of Da’ Shack Farmers Market Health and Wellness, Inc. in Waco, Texas. “Professionally, I’m a psychotherapist, and I also have a deep connection to Indigenous gardening ...

Dr. Donna Nickerson is the owner of Da’ Shack Farmers Market Health and Wellness, Inc. in Waco, Texas. “Professionally, I’m a psychotherapist, and I also have a deep connection to Indigenous gardening ...

The most natural way to nourish your garden lies within the contents of your trash can. Run-of-the-mill waste like dog hair, orange peels, and fallen leaves are all perfect fodder for composting—the ...

It doesn't take a lot of space or special equipment to start a compost pile or bin at home. Composting benefits garden soil ...

Everyone has a slightly different recipe or method for making compost, and it’s perhaps a little trickier than it seems. But get it right and you have an extremely valuable soil amendment that can ...

Ever since quarantine started, you’ve been cooking more than ever before. That means you have more potato skins, carrot tops, broccoli stems, apple cores and banana peels in your trash than ever ...

Making your own compost at home doesn't have to be difficult, and is a great way of reusing kitchen and garden wastes to make something useful. Speaking to Express.co.uk Simon Mellin, CEO and founder ...

Folks have tried putting crushed eggshells in their gardens for all kinds of purposes: to act as mulch, to feed plants, to stop weeds from growing, and to keep pests away. Most of those ideas don't ...