DEAR GARDEN COACH: About a year ago I removed my lawn. I now have a very low maintenance yard that conserves water, but in the process I have less green material to add to my compost pile. Can you ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In a 1960s-era edition of Rodale’s “Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening,” the lengthy entry for compost reads like an ode to organic soil amendments: “Here in ...

PARKERSBURG – In an effort to cut down on materials going to landfills and to reduce chemicals in growing food, many people have turned to an age-old method of fertilizing their gardens by composting.

Most gardeners in southern Ohio struggle with hard clay soil, making it difficult to grow nice vegetables. Conventional fertilizers like 10-10-10 make the problem worse, doing nothing to build healthy ...

A desire to encourage local residents to dig into composting for themselves is behind the SCREC’s partnership with OC Waste & ...

Simon Akeroyd has warned against putting tea bags directly in compost due to their material - and instead pointed out how ...