Compost’s Dual Benefits: Recycle Yard Waste, Improve Soil
Learn about the active or hot composting process to hasten decay of waste.
The Basics of Vermicomposting
Put earthworms to work transforming kitchen scraps into black gold.
When starting or maintaining a garden, composting is an important way to provide beneficial organic matter to the soil and optimize plant growth.
While you can purchase compost at a garden center or nursery, there are some key advantages to starting a compost pile in your own yard. Besides saving money, home composting enables you to sustainably dispose of certain food and yard waste that would otherwise have ended up in a landfill.
Following are some articles from our member magazine, The American Gardener, which provide information on how to get started, underground composting techniques, and composting with worms.
Composting Down Under