Managing drier materials helps prevent your pile from getting too wet and smelly. It also makes starting your compost less of ...

Find a source of fresh fall leaves that you want to collect. Carefully examine the leaves to ensure there are no signs of ...

For compost to break down well, you need a mix of carbon-rich browns and nitrogen-rich greens. Fall leaves provide carbon, ...

Create a ring of chicken wire, about a hug’s width in diameter, and simply deposit dry leaves in the fall. The leaves will ...

We’ve found 7 things that will do more harm than good on the compost heap. Here’s what you need to steer clear of.

Think your compost bin should hibernate for the winter? Think again. Leaving it open could turn it into a cozy haven for ...

Before you toss that sagging jack-o-lantern, learn how this piece of Halloween waste can get a new life as a soil amendment in next year's spring garden.

From Halloween jack-o'-lanterns to skins from avocados used for New Year's Day dip, you'll likely have more food scraps than at any other time of the year. Consider starting a compost pile with that ...

Instead of treating fallen sticks and branches as yard waste, repurpose them with these simple but creative ideas.

Pumpkins in landfills break down and emit methane, a potent greenhouse gas. There are several places in the Triangle to drop ...

With pumpkins collapsing and leaves piling high, Seamus Allman of Louisville Grows offers smart, sustainable ways to compost ...