Feed your soil, not just your plants.

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This simple 3-bay composting system will help Susan Mulvihill create more compost for her garden this year. (SUSAN MULVIHILL/FOR THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW) Buy this photo Compost is an essential ingredient ...

There are different levels of composting depending on what you hope to achieve. Some methods involve worms while others let nature take its course. Either way it's a win because the waste is broken ...

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, ...

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Avoid composting diseased plants to prevent spreading harmful pathogens back into your garden. Trash invasive plants, weeds ...

Helen had been constructing a backyard compost system for her expanding vegetable garden in a suburban Wisconsin neighborhood ...

Recycling shredded documents is good, but using them to feed your soil is even better.