A trommel can make it easier to turn kitchen scraps and yard waste into something useful.

"Please stop the switch from dangling around mid-air." ...

This homemade compost bin is lightweight and portable, which makes it easy to move around a garden. I’ve been developing my off-grid homestead for four years, but I’ve wrestled with what to do for a ...

May 29 marks National Compost Day in the US, the perfect opportunity for us gardeners to think about how we use compost in our yards. Both homemade and store-bought compost are invaluable, but you may ...

If you’ve ever contemplated composting at home, you know that the plastic bins that hold household and yard waste are expensive, impossible to move and rodent-prone. I have a low-cost solution.

My last four articles were about bed preparation and soil amendments. Unglamorous, but extremely important topics that are keys to success. Compost is also very important so I’ll discuss it in greater ...

If you’re wondering how to make compost and why—well, read on for all the dirt. As gardeners can attest, we grow very attached to the stuff. In fact, when I moved to my new house many years ago, I ...

Q: I loved the picture I saw of your compost bin. We have three, and I'd like to get down to one that looks half decent. Did you build yours yourself or did you buy it? I saw one like it in Gardeners ...