Turn summer scraps into soil, not trash. Learn how to start a simple backyard compost pile, what to put in, and how to keep ...

Mushroom substrate with visible mycelium growth inside a building on a mushroom farm. - Sodel Vladyslav/Shutterstock Are you looking for a gentle soil amendment for your vegetable garden? There's one ...

A gardening expert has revealed the "easiest way" to cultivate your own crop in March, ensuring a tasty harvest in time for summer. Simon Akeroyd, a bestselling author and founder of his own gardening ...

You've amended the soil after last season's harvest and now you've planted this season's vegetable garden. As the plants ...

CORVALLIS – Adding organic matter is the best way to improve nearly all kinds of soils. If you’re unsure if your soil needs amendments, take note if it dries and cracks in summer, drains slowly or is ...

Many people tend to cut off parts of vegetables before they use them in a lot of dishes. Everything from the ends of squash or the peels from carrots to the leaves on vegetables can end up as food ...

Q: Every morning we have coffee grounds left after our breakfast coffee. I wondered if it would be a good idea to dump them around my smallish vegetable and raspberry garden rather than throwing them ...

GEME's Terra 2 turns everyday kitchen scraps into usable compost. It's a reliable approach to reducing food waste, but you'll have to manage the odor.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When I cogitate on the methods and outcome of home composting, I often think of the title of the classic compost book, “Let it Rot” by Stu Campbell. The book ...