Blending kitchen scraps with water makes quick compost to feed plants. Chop up and freeze compostable kitchen waste to make large batches. Pour blender compost around plants, or into trenches, compost ...

The best gardeners know the simple truth about compost: It’s better than fertilizer when it comes to providing a nutrient-rich growing environment for plants. Composting is easy and inexpensive, and ...

It takes two to three weeks for a properly maintained 2-foot pile of leaves to turn into a bucket full of black, crumbly, sweet-smelling compost. Connie Gannon Fresno Bee archive Many gardeners are ...

The best countertop composters make it easier to keep food waste out of landfills, all without sacrificing convenience or ...

The use of food waste compost in gardening presents a viable alternative to commercial potting mixes, balancing sustainability and plant health.

Short on space or time? Trench composting is a simple, low-effort way to recycle garden and kitchen waste, enriching the soil ...

This is by far the best compost bucket or composter bin I have found for the kitchen to recycle waste and scraps. We got rid ...

Welcome to Table Scraps, an intermittent series on the growing problem of food waste and what some eateries, officials, farms, institutes, and everyday people are doing right. This isn’t a guilt trip, ...

Key Points Winter compost doesn't generate enough heat to remove contaminants.Don't add animal waste and chemically treated ...