Maggots are a common sight in compost piles and bins, but what do they do? What kind of maggots should you expect to find in your compost bin? How can you get rid of maggots if they become a problem?

Leaves are beginning to fall from deciduous trees, and this will increase over the next few weeks. The question is, “What do we do with all of those leaves?” I’ve been seeing information online ...

The howls on social media have been fierce since the state started mandating that food waste stay out of garbage destined for the landfill. But here’s a confession from a longtime composter: Putting ...

Fall is the ideal time to create a compost pile, but keep in mind that the compost you start now may not be ready to use until next summer. Here is how you can get started this week, or next, because ...

No matter how much you make, there’s never enough compost to go around. So pick your system and get started. By Margaret Roach How’s that compost coming? If you live in a New York City apartment, it ...

Manure-based compost piles can be more work and take more time than piles fueled by kitchen scraps. But the rewards are too good to pass up. Many horse and mule stables in the area offer free manure ...

Gardeners often assume outdoor compost piles stop working in cold weather, but beneficial microbes can continue to break down compost all winter. The problem is that composting takes much longer in ...

If you’ve ever looked at your yard in autumn and wondered what to do with all those leaves, you’re not alone. Fall brings a unique chance to kick off a compost pile that’s both practical and ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Learn how to use wood chips effectively, control garden pests with trap cropping, and simplify composting with trench methods ...