There is no store-bought product better for the garden than compost. I believe it’s the single most important ingredient we can add to our gardens. Even better, it’s free and we can make as much of it ...

Mulch and compost are more than just "nice to have" in your garden beds—they're actually essential components for feeding and protecting your plants as well as keeping your soil healthy. Mulch helps ...

Backyard composting is something almost anybody can — and probably should — do. It is a great way to keep food scraps and yard waste out of the landfill; plus, you end up with some valuable (and free) ...

Dear Roger: Is there a place to get free compost? I thought you wrote there was. My soil is so sorry I said I'd never plant anything else unless I use compost. My friend uses compost for all her ...

The Orchard Community Learning Center’s gardens are adjacent to Recycled City headquarters (visible in the background), where food waste is collected and stored in blue barrels until it can be ...

Q: I recently moved into a new house and I wanted to plant flower and vegetable gardens. Unfortunately my plants are not thriving as well as I would like them to. What can I do to better prepare my ...

GARDENERS can take advantage of two special offers from Essex County Council which are aimed at promoting recycling. The council is offering green-fingered gardening enthusiasts 220-litre composting ...

Q: I noticed last year that I didn’t get nearly the same number of tomatoes that I had harvested in previous years. I have a raised bed with a blend of about 4-to-1 cheap compost and our desert soil.

Whatever you call it - lavatory, privy, latrine, crapper, loo or dunny - most of us take the humble toilet for granted. But in many parts of the world the absence of sanitary waste disposal is not ...