Here’s when you should apply compost for healthier plants.

Compost tea is finished compost that’s steeped in water until the nutrients, bacteria, fungi, and beneficial organisms pull out into the liquid. It is a fast-acting alternative to dry soil amendments ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most gardeners routinely add compost to flower borders and vegetable gardens in spring and fall. But don't overlook August. It is ...

Healthy spent vegetable plants can become valuable compost, but diseased foliage and mature weed seeds may create problems in poorly managed piles. Separate questionable material, chop healthy debris, ...

Fall is a perfect time to consider composting. As our days get cooler and shorter, deciduous trees like oaks, maples, and sweetgums will begin to shed their leaves. The swamp chestnut oak in my front ...

A compost thermometer helps gardeners determine whether a pile reaches temperatures hot enough to process diseased plant material safely. Powdery mildew plants belong in a properly managed hot pile, ...