The fall is the perfect time to prepare for a beautiful spring garden. Here's one thing that you can add to your soil to ...

If you want nutrient-rich soil for your garden next spring, start composting today. You can turn dead garden plants, leaves, ...

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 ...

Once a new bed is framed, fill it with a mixture of garden soil and compost, or DIY your own soil by adding layers of organic ...

WASHINGTON — Think about how much food waste you produce in a day. A banana peel, an apple core, the ends of vegetables that you don’t eat. When those scraps end up in a landfill it produces methane.

Leaves are abundant (hello, fall!), free, rich in carbon and quick to break down. Why not add them to your compost pile? Composting leaves is a smart, sustainable way to build healthy soil. Read on to ...

I recently got a question from a reader about where to get good soil and compost. Part of her request was for “organic” soil and compost. The Spokane region is home to a wide variety of soils ...

Cut back the stems, and dig a large circle around the plant to avoid damaging the roots when you lift the peony from the ...

Composting involves decomposing organic materials to create nutrient-rich soil. A compost pile needs a balance of green (nitrogen-rich) and brown (carbon-rich) materials. Maintaining proper moisture, ...