Leaves are beginning to fall from deciduous trees, and this will increase over the next few weeks. The question is, “What do we do with all of those leaves?” I’ve been seeing information online ...

I filled in the beds with a 50/50 compost topsoil mix from East Branch Organics. And I closed it all in with a fence made from sunken posts, chicken wire, 2-by-2-foot rails, and some deer fencing. My ...

Studies have shown that adding molasses or other sugars to the soil before planting crops is beneficial. Learn how to use ...

Maggots are a common sight in compost piles and bins, but what do they do? What kind of maggots should you expect to find in ...

Using a compost starter can speed up the process. It takes time to make compost. Organic matter requires about two to three months to break down in hot compost piles, and up to a year or more in cold ...

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 ...

The cooler temperatures and changing colors of fall draw many people outdoors to explore what nature has to offer. The summer harvest has made room for many cold weather crops for those in the north, ...

Manure-based compost piles can be more work and take more time than piles fueled by kitchen scraps. But the rewards are too good to pass up. Many horse and mule stables in the area offer free manure ...

It takes time to make compost. Organic matter requires about two to three months to break down in hot compost piles, and up to a year or more in cold composting systems. But if you add a compost ...