This legume is the least winter-hardy of its kind, but even if it doesn't survive until spring, it can enrich your soil: as a ...

Composting reduces the amount of food waste sent to the trash. For people interested in living more sustainably, composting ...

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Don’t get hung up on how long it should take or how many citrus peels are too many. As one longtime composter put it, “My rule is: Don’t worry about it.” By Margaret Roach When it comes to composting, ...

Many urban gardeners know that adding ingredients like compost and mulch to their soil has great benefits. But it can be difficult to know what to add and why. Researchers at Purdue University ...

Powdery mildew can make a perfectly respectable garden plant look as though someone dusted it with flour. The good news: ...

The gardening season is also the composting season. Making your own compost — the dark brown, crumbly remains of decayed plants — is a great way to improve your soil, make use of garden waste and ...

It's done a great job all summer, and is now spent. Give it some love so it's ready again in spring. Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food ...