Microbial activity in a well-managed compost pile can generate and maintain temperatures sufficient to inactivate most ...

The recent cool temperatures and frosts have sent my colorful annuals, tender perennials, and most of my vegetable garden to ...

However, properly managed compost piles are aerobic environments (containing oxygen) that do not produce methane. Methane is a greenhouse gas that is around 30 times more detrimental to the atmosphere ...

It might surprise you to know that you actually can compost weeds. Although it sounds problematic, due to the tendency for ...

People need to take bans on outdoor burning seriously. Many have enjoyed the unusually warm dry weather we have experienced during these autumn months, but the weather comes with hazards, as officials ...

The Ottawa Sandusky Seneca Solid Waste District (OSS) is helping residents put their seasonal pumpkins to good use with its annual Pumpkin Composting Collection, according to a press release. This ...

We are almost ready to wrap up the gardening season for the year. Almost. October and November are the wrap it up, clean it ...

Although you can start throughout the year, choosing to start your heap during particular seasons can aid your composting ...

The Billings Department of Public Works commissioned a new composting facility in August of 2024, to reduce the cost of ...

When fallen leaves make their way into our water systems, they release the nitrate phosphorous, which is harmful to plants ...

Rather than let leaves stay on the lawn or send them to the landfill, horticulturist David Trinklein recommends two ways of ...

With pumpkins, breaking them down into smaller piece can help them be composted faster. Hayes said that for your compost pile ...