SAN ANTONIO – The soil you use in your garden is important because it adds nutrients to your plants. You can save money and help out the environment at the same time by making your own compost soil.

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 ...

Learn how to build a compact compost bin using a recycled water tank! This easy DIY project helps you reduce waste, recycle materials, and create nutrient-rich compost for your garden. Perfect for ...

After a rocky rollout involving street trash and poop bags, he totally gave up. But I know it can work!

Dear James: We moved into a new house with open space in the backyard, so I want to build a compost bin. What are some inexpensive options that are effective? — Sylvia W. Dear Sylvia: It won’t take ...

Joseph Seago tells how to care for cool-season lawns, and Tonya Ashworth builds a compost pile. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, UT Extension Agent Joseph Seago discusses how ...

If you’ve just started composting, you might wonder how to speed up compost so it’s completely decomposed and usable. It’s not hard to do! As long as you have the right balance of greens to browns, ...

There’s a reason gardeners in South Florida call compost “black gold” and why many of them produce it in their own yards. “I find composting empowering; you don’t have to wait on anyone,” said Lanette ...

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Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...