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
Tips for Successful Winter Composting
How to compost your kitchen scraps and other green waste over the winter months.
Can You Compost Tomatoes?
Keep tomato plants out of the landfill? Or keep tomato diseases out of your garden? It's not always simple.
Fertilizer
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.
Gardening with Chickens
Natural fertilizer and pest control from the birds that give us eggs and companionship.
Soil Health
Fall Mulching Tips
Learn how to protect your plants and nourish your soil ahead of the cold winter months.
Why Are Today's Vegetables Less Nutritious?
How building soil, growing heirlooms can stop nutrient decline in vegetables and fruits.
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