Garden cleanup, lawn mowing and falling leaves all provide materials that make autumn a good time of year for composting. No need for exotic ingredients, fancy equipment or a degree in soil ...

Ever felt like your compost pile just isn’t working as well as you hoped? Plenty of people dive in with good intentions, only to run into problems that slow things down or create unexpected headaches.

If you have leaves accumulating on your lawn and in the garden, instead of raking them up into piles and putting them in bags to set on the curb, may we suggest composting them. Leaves are full of ...

Blending kitchen scraps with water makes quick compost to feed plants. Chop up and freeze compostable kitchen waste to make large batches. Pour blender compost around plants, or into trenches, compost ...

With a keen interest in making more eco-choices in the yard, I'm always excited to learn of new organic fertilizers I can feed my plants to boost their growth. That combined with a love for composting ...

Load all biodegradable waste for a compost pile into a wheelbarrow, and keep other yard trash separate, in a bucket hung over the wheelbarrow's edge with a large S hook.

A June 10 article in the Home section misstated the amount of green space lost to development each day in the Washington region. The figure is 28 to 43 acres. (Published 6/11/04) Anyone who thinks ...

PORTER COUNTY | Don't let fall decorations such as pumpkins, gourds, leaves, mums, corn stalks, hay and more go to waste this year. All of these organic materials can be brought to Porter County's two ...