When the days become shorter and there is a chill in the air, we know the growing season is ending and the yard work is slowing down. There is not as much to do in the fall and winter as there is ...

Here's how to keep composting in winter so you'll have finished compost in spring. beekeepx / Getty Images Gardeners often assume outdoor compost piles stop working in cold weather, but beneficial ...

URBANA — Vermicomposting or vermiculture, which is also known as worm farming, is the practice of keeping worms to produce worm castings or vermicompost. Vermicomposting is a natural process where ...

Whether you are an apartment dweller looking for a new winter project or a gardener looking to keep your hands in the soil as we enter this winter season, making your own compost bin is fun and simple ...

Here in the great white north, gardeners are dreaming of warmer days, when they can dig into damp spring earth. They’re sketching diagrams of their garden beds, deciding which summer vegetable will ...

Wondering how you can best deal with kitchen waste when you don”t have a compost pile? Looking to enrich your soil without buying costly fertilizer? Or are you looking for a particularly squirmy kind ...

During the winter months your landscape and garden aren’t quite as demanding as they usually are, so if you aren’t already composting this is a great time to set up an area and system that will reap ...

Organic homemade compost is an invaluable addition to garden soil, creating a rich, well-textured growing medium teeming with nutrients and beneficial bacteria. Unfortunately, winter can pose a ...

It’s fall and time to get your worm compost bins in order. Thicker bedding protects the worms during cold weather as they move to the center of the bin to keep warm. It is sometimes hard to work a ...

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