Learn simple, practical steps to start composting at home and turn kitchen scraps into nutrient rich garden soil, boosting plant health and reducing waste.

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If you're lacking material for your compost pile, peruse your pantry before making your breakfast in the morning. You may ...

Start now with this 1 January project and your garden will soon be reaping the benefits... and saving you money ...

MAKING compost is like baking a cake, use the right ingredients and mix them up in the right way and you’ll get a product that is rich, dark and crumbly. The position of your compost bin is important ...

Spring is here and with it come lawn care and perhaps thoughts of planting a garden. One of the ways to reduce household waste and help to create a nutrient-rich soil for those gardens, lawns and ...

CORVALLIS – Adding organic matter is the best way to improve nearly all kinds of soils. If you’re unsure if your soil needs amendments, take note if it dries and cracks in summer, drains slowly or is ...

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It is spring, so Aucklanders are outdoors preparing the garden for summer, or tending to the veggie patch. Medical Officer of Health Dr Simon Baker enjoys gardening as much as the next person, but ...

With an estimated 30 to 40 percent of the United States’ food supply ending up as waste, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, food science and horticulture experts teamed up to study if ...