SAN ANTONIO – The soil you use in your garden is important because it adds nutrients to your plants. You can save money and help out the environment at the same time by making your own compost soil.

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There are all sorts of composting containers for sale at garden centers, but why spend money on some prefabricated monster when you can build one out of discarded shipping pallets? The thrifty ...

Not long ago, we filmed an episode for my television series, “Growing a Greener World,” which was all about composting. To this day, we get many requests for the instructions on how to build the three ...

Dear Sandy: Every year, schools are teaching children more and more about taking care of the environment and recycling for their future. Composting is actually not recycling, but rather reusing of ...

Not long ago, we filmed an episode for my television series, Growing a Greener World, which was all about composting. To this day, we get many requests for the instructions on how to build the ...

Roman Gonzalez is the creator of the urban gardening blog MrBrownThumb, founder of the Chicago Seed Library, and a co-founder of One Seed Chicago. You can compost at home with one of many commercially ...