The promise is simple. A small backyard setup is supposed to transform all sorts of kitchen waste into a nutrient-dense compost, a material so prized by gardeners that they gave it the nickname “black ...

If you want to dress up your porch, deck, or garden with some greenery, consider taking a DIY approach with outdoor planter box plans. Building elevated planter boxes offer several advantages, ...

A Granville High School sophomore completed a community service project to earn his Scouting America Eagle Rank. Daniel Prokop, 16, partnered with Granville Intermediate School’s Garden Club to build ...

You might dump your kitchen scraps into the plastic composter at the back corner of the yard and forget about them, but those compost bins are often an inefficient way to reduce food scraps into ...

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Tired of saving your fruit and veggie scraps only to have to carry them to another location to compost? You’ll be happy to hear that designers Leonardo Fortino and Andrea Bartolucci have developed an ...

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Learn how to use the power of worms to create compost from food scraps to enrich the soil of your garden beds and planter boxes. Jason Anderson is the Digital Producer for the Santa Maria Times. He ...

The best compost bin is the one you’ll actually use. I tried two popular styles and have a clear favorite. Barrel-style compost bins (left) make tumbling your compost easier, while box-style bins ...