CORVALLIS – If your compost pile at home isn’t getting hot, don’t worry. That heap of yard debris and kitchen waste may be far from steamy, but it will break down eventually. That eases the burden on ...

Composting is a good practice for all gardeners who have the space for it. The good thing is you can make it as simple or as complicated as you want, and unless you choose to buy a composter, it can ...

FARGO — It’s difficult to imagine anything green during those long stretches when snow piles up on the streets of Fargo-Moorhead, but some residents are preparing for gardening, even in the cold.

Q: My garden area has really poor soil, but I am not sure just how to improve it. The water either puddles on the surface and stays there or it drains right through and the soil dries out quickly. My ...

Composting is a good practice for all gardeners who have the space for it. The good thing is you can make it as simple or complicated as you want, and, unless you choose to buy a composter, it can be ...

As a first-time composter, I'm on the hunt for the best methods to make my efforts successful. That's why I've been deciding between the layering vs turning compost techniques. Both layering and ...

Turning compost piles provides more air to beneficial microbes, helping to speed up the composting process and creating enough heat to kill weed seeds, pests, and pathogens. Aim to turn a hot compost ...

They carefully measured each ingredient, finely chopping the materials before adding them to the pile. Ron Spendal, of Hillsboro, and his team were determined to win the contest. The task: to see ...

If any process can directly demonstrate the complex web of life and the mysterious cycles of death, decay and rebirth, it’s composting. Humans have been composting in one form or another for more than ...

With strict community quarantine measures in place, home-cooked meals and meal delivery services have become the new norm. In worst cases, this could mean an increase in leftovers that eventually ...