Composting is an essential skill to learn for any serious gardener. Known affectionately as black gold, compost is a rich, nutritious soil improver and costs little to make besides time. As well as ...

Learn how to make nutrient-rich compost tea at home without using a bubbler. This easy, step-by-step method boosts soil health, nourishes plants, and supports thriving gardens—all with simple ...

Pantry shortcuts can feed soil and fend off fungus but heavy hands invite trouble. Small doses keep gardens calm and thriving.

A rotten-egg or sewage-like smell usually means the pile has gone short on oxygen. Cornell warns that overly wet compost can ...

If you are looking for a clear guide how to successfully transplant shrubs in South Carolina, a Clemson plant professor ...

Across the U.S., hundreds of sites on land or in lakes and rivers are heavily contaminated with hazardous waste produced by human activity. Many of these places, designated as Superfund sites by the ...

Green-Wood Cemetery is going green on death. This week the Brooklyn burial ground announced a new option for leaving this world: composting corpses into nutrient-rich dirt. The nearly 200-year-old ...

Australian farmers are finding a new use for surplus sheep's wool. This low-value wool is now being spread on drought-hit fields. It helps soil retain moisture and rebuilds its structure. This ...

It was right after the Lunar New Year, an auspicious time for ceremonies, and we huddled under umbrellas as a Shinto priest intoned before a shrine laden with offerings: carrots, oranges, rice cakes, ...