Composting is the process of breaking down organic matter, like food scraps, into all-natural fertilizer. This is how to ...

Many home gardeners start compost piles before winter to reduce waste and prepare for spring prep. Fall cleanup provides a steady supply of leaves, stalks and other carbon-rich materials that become ...

Compost can provide your yard’s gardens and flower, tree and vegetable beds with healthy nutrients that help your plants grow. It’s also great for helping strengthen your soil in floods and droughts, ...

Gardeners often assume outdoor compost piles stop working in cold weather, but beneficial microbes can continue to break down compost all winter. The problem is that composting takes much longer in ...

When the temperature starts to drop, our gardens tend to take a backseat. But if you want to get a headstart on next year’s garden, it’s well worth making the most of these winter composting hacks.

In this video, I show you, Monty, the "compost sniffer," which is a device that analyses your compost pile for things like ...

Five things to do in the garden this week: 1. Build a compost pile as you would craft a lasagna. Construct the pile by alternating 2-inch layers of brown (dead leaves, wood chips, straw) and green ...

Welcome to Sustainability with Sarah! I’m the climate change and environmental reporter for The Greenville News covering issues and solutions across the Upstate. In this weekly column, I will answer ...

November is the saving month. Time to save dahlias, fallen leaves, tender plants with a mulch around the roots and seeds for planting in the spring. You also may still save money by buying trees, ...

Did you buy pumpkins for Halloween? After they are carved and displayed for the holiday, most pumpkins are tossed in the ...