To use banana peels as fertilizer, chop them into small pieces and bury them near the roots of your plants, or toss them ...

There are multiple ways to improve drainage, including planting deep-rooted cover crops, aerating with a chisel plow or ...

Composting transforms organic waste into nutrient-rich soil, significantly reducing methane emissions and protecting public ...

Humus is the finished product of compost—organic matter rich in microbes and nutrients. It can absorb four to five times more ...

Join the Trend of Turning Food Scraps Into Soil Food by Mary Morgan You’ve likely heard: Landfills on Long Island are closing ...

Perennial vegetables return year after year with no need to replant them. Try asparagus, horseradish, scallions, New Zealand ...

Due to strict environmental regulations, farmers are not allowed to spread all of their manure on their land. At the same ...

Through utilizing their residential compost pickup services you can divert thousands of pounds of food scraps and associated organics from your local landfill. Compost, a nutrient-rich soil amendment, ...

Plant nutrients are essential to plant growth. But like most things, too much of a good thing can be bad. Once the growing ...

According to the Soil Atlas, over 40 per cent of East Africa’s soils are degraded, with Kenya losing 26 tonnes of soil per ...

Michigan State University (MSU) is leading a national movement to transform food and farm waste into clean energy and useful resources. By using advanced anaerobic digestion (AD) systems, MSU is ...

You might not consider that lawns profit from mulching, but unless you use a leaf catcher each time, you are mulching your ...