2.) Keeping the pile consistently damp. Sprinkle it with a hose during hot, dry spells. 3.) Tossing a few shovelfuls of soil or finished compost as you build the pile. This adds natural organisms ...

It’s fall in Western Pennsylvania! Once the spectacular-colored leaves have dropped from the trees and onto our yards, the ...

make sure you bury them deeply in the center of a big compost pile. That should keep the critters away. If you’re building a cold compost heap primarily of grass clippings, be aware that ...

Whole, carved, and cooked pumpkins are fully compostable and you can also compost healthy pumpkin plants, pumpkin skins, and ...

For the latest episode of “On the Job,” Priya Krishna spent a night picking up compost with Paul Campbell, who removes ...

ROCHESTER, Minn — Volunteers from throughout the city of Rochester came out strong for an agricultural compost build day, ...

Bring fall indoors by creating seasonally scented candles. While you can't add leaves directly to wax, you can capture their ...

Pumpkin disposal could be done through composting, donating, cooking ... or just leaving your pumpkin in a spot for wildlife.

Firefighters described the compost pile as about 100m (328ft) by 20m (66ft) and probably the height of a two-storey building. Crews are having to pull the pile apart due to it being made up of ...

Pumpkins pummeled down from a Winnipeg shopping mall parkade Saturday, as part of an annual event aimed at reducing landfill ...

a large thermometer to monitor the temperature of a compost pile and an aerator for stirring the compost pile.

Hold on to your pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns and gourds a bit past Halloween for a chance to chuck and smash them into valuable ...