Compost, the dark, crumbly, earthy-smelling material produced by natural decomposers, provides many benefits to gardeners and ...

Building a compost bin is a great DIY project to get kids involved. Use recycled materials like old wooden pallets or even a ...

Maintaining a compost pile is traditionally though of as a spring or summer task, as you tend to your gardens in the sunny ...

founder of the Compostess website and author of Compost City. Those materials are a combination of carbon-based “browns” (cardboard, paper, sawdust, dried leaves, et cetera), nitrogen-rich ...

The recommended ratio is 30 parts carbon to 1 part nitrogen based on weight or 30:1, she adds. Place a layer of greens, then browns, then greens and so on to create a compost pile. "Layering ...