Turning the corner into a new year makes the gardening season feel closer at hand. If you’ve got a hankering to get outdoors and “do something,” January is an ideal time to apply compost, regardless ...

While compost is commonly used in vegetable, flower, and herb gardens, home gardeners often overlook the many benefits that compost brings to lawns. Using compost for lawns is an excellent way to both ...

Many people think of composting organic matter as a way of keeping solid waste out of landfills, but a new study from North Carolina State University finds there can be significant environmental ...

Close up of green lawn on a sunny day, with the blue sky, white clouds, and housing structures in the background. - Sachko/Getty Images Dreaming of having that rich, carpet-like lawn you see in home ...

With spring arriving, gardeners are preparing soils for this year’s planting, and many love to apply compost, which can supply nutrients, feed microbial activity, help retain soil moisture and improve ...

Feeding your lawn beneficial nutrients helps the grass grow thick and lush. You can make your own lawn fertilizer at home to improve your lawn's health. The lawn fertilizer you can make from common ...

Q: I've been cleaning up my vegetable garden and have a fairly decent compost pile started from last year. I am somewhat confused about when to apply compost to the garden. Some articles say to apply ...

A little less than two years after complaints from neighbors about odors, flies and noise led to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection ordering Barnside Farm Composting to stop ...