Adding compost to your garden soil is a step that you really shouldn't be skipping. A well-made compost is the key to soil health because it adds essential nutrients, improves soil structure, and ...

If you're lacking material for your compost pile, peruse your pantry before making your breakfast in the morning. You may ...

Want to learn how to make compost for your garden? Not only does compost help your plants grow stronger and healthier, but it's also the perfect way to reduce waste and do your part for the ...

Some gardeners have asked if composting garden, yard and food waste is sustainable or beneficial to the environment since the composting process generates lots of carbon dioxide, the principal ...

So you've got your compost ready for the next gardening season. Maybe you even learned how to make your own DIY compost. But how much compost does your garden soil really need? Composting is one of ...

WASHINGTON — Think about how much food waste you produce in a day. A banana peel, an apple core, the ends of vegetables that you don’t eat. When those scraps end up in a landfill it produces methane.

I recently got a question from a reader about where to get good soil and compost. Part of her request was for “organic” soil and compost. The Spokane region is home to a wide variety of soils ...

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 ...

The value of compost to a garden can't be overstated. It opens dry, compacted soil to moisture and air, improves the drainage of wet soils and keeps soil pH at the right levels to make nutrients ...

It’s finally vegetable gardening season! Your question is one that is often asked by beginning gardeners. Here are a few tips to build healthy soil. Start by choosing a site that is in full sun. Most ...