I began composting several years ago, mostly as an homage to my grandmother's garden, which she always nourished with compost. My mom bought me a compost pail for food scraps that I carry to my ...

An interest in plants, particularly the kinds you can eat, has a way of inspiring a desire for dirt. Sterility is for operating theatres. I want bareback gardening: the feel of cold stone, the scent ...

We know: $70 is A LOT of money to spend on something to hold your apple cores. Especially when a plastic bucket works just fine. (For that price, it should also make you dinner … and wash the dishes ...

Old hands at gardening know the magic of compost -- it leavens the soil and increases yields, whether flowers or vegetables. And the price is right: if you create it yourself, it is virtually free. A ...

Making your own compost has the magic of alchemy about it and it is hard to think of a more rewarding activity. To convert unwanted household and garden waste into gardening gold is one of the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Gardening expert warns that adding these three items to your compost bin could be attracting rats and foxes to your garden.

Not so long ago, I would have considered any worm in the kitchen to be a bad thing. Mealworms, for example, who occasionally ride in unnoticed in bags of birdseed. The first clue of an infestation ...