If you haven’t started your composting journey, consider this your sign to begin. Turning your kitchen scraps and backyard ...

Mature compost is the best fertilizer for the garden - and a natural and free one at that. But in order for organic waste to turn into beneficial substrate, the compost heap in your garden should be ...

Despite what the weather is bringing, spring is not too far away, and you may have questions as you prepare. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in and include the county where ...

Doug Steffen creates compost extracts from native microorganisms to treat seeds and soil, reducing inputs while improving ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Compost is a mixture of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land. Raw organic waste becomes a nutrient-rich soil amendment when properly composted.

Q. What’s wrong with my compost pile? This is a question we master gardeners hear often. Usually, the answer is straightforward, but occasionally we get some head-scratchers. This week I’ll cover some ...

Leaves are beginning to fall from deciduous trees, and this will increase over the next few weeks. The question is, “What do we do with all of those leaves?” I’ve been seeing information online ...

The howls on social media have been fierce since the state started mandating that food waste stay out of garbage destined for the landfill. But here’s a confession from a longtime composter: Putting ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When I cogitate on the methods and outcome of home composting, I often think of the title of the classic compost book, “Let it Rot” by Stu Campbell. The book ...

I love compost. I love it so much that on my first date with my husband, I talked about compost. What’s more exciting than transforming food scraps destined for a landfill into something useful for ...