Composting

6 Ways to Make Great Compost
Closed bins, pit composting, open bins, tumblers, piling, or vermicomposting: which method is best for you?

A patio compost bin

A Simple Compost Bin

A smoothie for the compost pile

Are compost activators useful?

Brewing Compost Tea
Tap your compost pile to make a potion that both fertilizes and prevents disease

Building a Compost Bin
Easy to assemble and disassemble, this bin can adapt to the size of your compost pile

Coffee grounds in the garden

Comparing composts

Compost
Things you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask

Compost from the woodworking shop

Compost with Bill Olkowski
Learn about homemade compost with Bill

Composting in Cold Weather
One way to bypass problems with composting kitchen scraps in winter is to do it indoors

Composting Made Easy

Flies in compost

Get Started in Composting
Turn yard waste into a valuable soil booster

Homemade compost sifter from an old milk crate

Hot Composting vs. Cold Composting
Hot composting is faster but requires attention to keep carbon and nitrogen in the optimum ratio

Making Compost
A balanced organic mixture, properly layered, creates a rich soil additive

More Compost, Less Work
Here's a space-saving setup that eliminates the need for turning

Mushroom compost

Pallets make good compost bins

Pine needles in the compost

Portable compost bins

The Jury is Still Out on Compost Tea
Compost tea is currently hot in the gardening world, but will it also move beyond fad status?

Worm Composting
Wriggling recyclers transform kitchen scraps into compost

Worm Composting
Turn your kitchen scraps into nutrient-rich compost

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