How to compost 33 Articles

by Janette Peel

Turn your household kitchen scraps and garden waste into rich garden soil with nutritious compost. Composting is the process by which bacteria and other organisms break down dead plant material. For this break down to ...read more

by Shari K. Brian

A Beginner's Guide to Composting Is composting as difficult and time-consuming as it seems to novice gardeners like me? It doesn't have to be. With patience, determination and attention to detail, first-timers can enjo...read more

by Debbie Mercury

Anyone can compost, it's very easy and helps the environment. Tonnes of garden and kitchen waste are thrown away every year when it could be composted. You can buy lots of different compost bins, mine is a plastic one ...read more

by Beth Lewis

As a child, I always gave my mother's compost pile, a stinking, fly-covered mound of garbage in a corner of the backyard, a wide berth. I hated being given the job of throwing out the supper scraps. Some neighbors had a wi...read more

by Ladymermaid

Dirt, water and sunshine are all that you need to turn your household vegetable waste into nutrient rich compost. It is easy, and it doesn't take a lot of time, energy, space or money! Composting can be done in a small cor...read more

by Colette Georgii

HOW TO COMPOST The easiest way to compost is to simply build a compost pile in your backyard. Rake up your leaves, cut grass, weeds, and debris (twigs and branch pieces from trees) into a pile and add soil to it. Make...read more

by Karyn Burchall

Producing your own rich, organic compost has two distinct environmental benefits. The first involves your immediate environment, namely, your garden. Compost, when prepared correctly, is an invaluable resource for creating...read more

by Jean Crescenzo

COMPOSTING It's the GREEN thing to do! Living "green" is being taken seriously at last. It is not just a fashionable trend anymore. Now it is a way we can all help care for our planet. Composting is a very simple way ...read more

by Peta Cameron

The art of composting natural waste is simple and cost effective. Composting is the act of recycling natural materials, breaking down or rotting of these materials over time. Composting transforms, what most people would d...read more

by Don Simkovich

When you peel carrots, slice watermelon off the rind or shred paper you have ingredients to create rich compost to supplement a garden, flower beds or potted plants. 1. Getting Started Compost Container I started comp...read more

by Marina Shemesh

I started to make compost when I wanted to cut down on the garbage that my family produces. All the vegetable scraps from the kitchen and garden rubbish were thrown on a heap. The heap turned into compost and the garden be...read more

by Steve Marshall

Essentials to Composting Containment The first step to achieve proper composting, is to isolate your composting to a particular place, or area within your garden. This helps in producing bacterial free compost. A...read more

by Jed Eane

Not only is composting a very useful process, it's also an immensely satisfying one. You throw away all those bits of kitchen waste you don't need, and they result in a nutrient-rich fertilizer that helps your plants to fl...read more

by Melissa J Luther

Composting is a wonderful, green way to dispose of household organic material like grass clippings and food scraps. In return you get a very nutritious food for your plants. Spread it around your vegetables or use it as a ...read more

by Eric McKeever

"Mary, Mary quite contrary, how does your garden grow?" must have come about after seeing Mary's prize zucchini. What they could never figure out was how Mary did it on such a limited budget, didn't use commercial fertili...read more

by Laureen Manera

Composting is becoming increasingly popular as a way of re-using yard and kitchen waste, rather than simply getting rid of it. It is healthy, natural, and virtually free to make and use. Organic compost is being used b...read more

by Pamela Walsh

Are you looking for more ways to help the planet and recycle? With a little extra money and time, you can turn everyday household food wastes into compost. Compost is a mixture of various decaying organic substances that c...read more

by C. L. Easey

Compost is a good way to help the environment and is a cheap way to make your own fertilizer by recycling various organic materials. Compost material can be obtained from many sources, it can decompose in a variety of env...read more

by Elizabeth Chapman

If you've already swapped out your light bulbs and stocked up on cloth shopping bags, but are still looking for more cheap and easy ways to go green, try composting. Many people are hesitant to begin composting, fearing th...read more

by Ira Woodward

Composting is a wonderful way to recycle food and yard waste. If you are serious about living from your garden, I recommend checking out *Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades* by Steve Solomon. His book has an excellent...read more