Compost & Soil
We’ve scoured the web, sifted through the rubbish, and hand-picked the best tips and information on how to compost we could find. Enjoy!
We continually add to this composting blog, so please check back often. Also, you can share tips and ask questions over at our Composting Forum page.
Home Composting 101
how to turn garbage into garden gold
Compost Bin Buyer’s Guide
bins, tumblers & more
Composting Tools & Systems
everything you need to get started
Composting Guru
Our comprehensive guide makes it easy to start producing nature’s perfect soil amendment. Dig in!
No-Dig Gardening
No-dig vegetable gardening is a method that derives from a simple philosophy: that soil should be worked gently if at all.
Worm Composting Guide
Composting with worms (a.k.a. vermicomposting) is the proverbial win-win situation.
A Gardener's Guide to Fertilizer
In a perfect world, your soil would provide all the nutrients needed. But in the real world, soil often needs a little boost.
Manure, Antibiotics & Compost
It's common knowledge that the commercial livestock industry stuffs its cattle, hogs and chickens with antibiotics.
How to Prepare Garden Soil for Planting
When building soil you not only improve your plants health, but you can also improve your own.
Compost
5 Best Biodegradable Garbage Bags in 2023 for Different Uses
The next time you're out of trash bags, choose biodegradable garbage bags whether it's to line your compost bins to ...
The Best Compost Tumblers in 2023 (Plus How + Why to Use It)
Commercial tumblers have been available for decades and the choices available have mushroomed over the last several years.
How to Compost at Home: Step by Step Guide for Beginners
Compost happens… but it happens a whole lot faster when you know how!
Fertilizer
Fertilizer Numbers: What They Mean and Why They Matter
Understanding what the numbers on a fertilizer bag mean is as easy as 1-2-3.
New Labeling on Seaweed Fertilizer Explained
Gardeners have been using kelp extracts for years, but now the EPA is requiring new labeling on the growth amendment.
Soil Health
Complete Beginner's Guide to the Best Raised Bed Soil
How to build the best soil for your raised garden beds -- recipe included!
Worm Castings Benefits: Why Use This Plant Superfood
The benefits of making and using nature's best organic compost at home.
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