Waste products like coffee grounds and eggshells are widely used to improve soil health, but there are some more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A shovel full of compost about to be added to a raised garden - Mariana Serdynska/Shutterstock So many different types of kitchen ...

“Are compost and fertilizer the same thing? If I use one, do I need to use the other? If they differ, which one is the more important?” As so many of life questions, the unsatisfactory answer is, “it ...

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Many gardeners rely on compost to help improve their soils. Taking compost a step further, some gardeners use worms to break down the compost even more. Vermicomposting, or worm composting, uses red ...

Waste Watchers, a group of six students who compost campus waste, formed in fall through a course at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. The group received a $20,000 grant from ...

Many gardeners add compost to their landscape or vegetable beds as fertilizer. Compost is organic matter that contains the macro nutrients needed by the plant. Inorganic fertilizers provide plants ...

Q: With all of the rain, then the hot dry spell — I’ve realized I need to amend the soil in my vegetable garden. How should I do this? When should I do this? • Pat from Youngstown A: Yes, this season ...