SAN ANTONIO – The soil you use in your garden is important because it adds nutrients to your plants. You can save money and help out the environment at the same time by making your own compost soil.

A compost bin is a great way to keep waste material out of landfills while at the same time creating wonderfully nutritious soil for your garden and houseplants. There are a wide variety of compost ...

Brown compost materials are the carbon-rich backbone that lets your pile heat up, break down efficiently, and ultimately ...

After learning the basics of home composting, your family is ready to begin building your first compost pile or bin. With an abundance of leaves and garden waste along with other materials, fall is ...

Simple compost bins made of pallets allow old compost to age, and new materials to be added, which in turn will envigorate plants. Credit: HENRY HOMEYER photos / For the Monitor Sign up for the ...

Most gardeners do some composting. Some folks compost anything that once was part of a living plant, often mixing it with barnyard waste; they turn and aerate their piles and make terrific compost in ...

Building fertile soil to grow healthy, productive plants is a gardener’s ultimate goal. You can improve the appearance and nutritional value of your garden soil by adding amendments such as fall ...

“Fertilize lawns and keep watering to replenish soil moisture for winter “Move peonies now, being careful to plant the crown at the soil line. “Dig and divide spring blooming perennials now so they ...

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Volunteers at Real Food Farm spent their morning building large compost containers from scratch- work that was supposed to be done last month. "This is a Martin Luther King day of ...