Do your fruit trees need some TLC? Martha Stewart's simple compost recipe can provide a quick boost of nutrients to help your garden thrive.

One effective way to keep your fruit trees healthy is to support their soil. Healthy soil provides essential nutrients and ...

Composting breaks down fruits and vegetables into a nutrient-rich fertilizer so that fewer food scraps are sent to landfills, where they contribute to methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas.

Composting involves decomposing organic materials to create nutrient-rich soil. A compost pile needs a balance of green (nitrogen-rich) and brown (carbon-rich) materials. Maintaining proper ...

Composting is a simple, cheap and effective way to reduce methane emissions and divert waste from landfills all while ...

Martha says compost tea "improves soil structure, reduces water stress, and is an ideal alternative to toxic chemical pesticides and fertilizers." Martha uses a brewing system from Growing ...

Slow composting, on the other hand, is pretty much carefree. Simply mix your yard trimmings into a pile, add fruit and vegetable scraps if you wish, and wait.

When composting fruit and vegetable scraps, cover it with a layer of soil or sawdust to mask some of the odour. Churn your compost regularly and keep it moist to deter rats (and mice) from making a ...

There are several fruit trees you can grow and enjoy that do well even in smaller spaces, rewarding you with fruit each ...

Along with orange peels and eggshells, people are tossing cling wrap, foam trays and other plastic food packaging into their compost, contaminating it.

Sunny, clear morning skies, rainy afternoons and ripening fruit on the trees are all part of June days in Costa Rica. June is also a time for tending the garden, planting, and mowing the lawn, and ...