Before you break ground on your garden, have your soil tested. Healthy plants depend on a healthy foundation from the start.

If you want to speed up the composting process, grow your own activator — inexpensive, easy-to-grow comfrey.

If you’re going to use nitrogen-rich grass clippings as your compost “greens,” your compost need carbon-rich leaves as your “browns” too.

If you considering using manure in your compost pile, take the precautions necessary to ensure you are making healthy, responsible decisions.

Manure presents a great way of supplementing your compost pile, though the benefits vary depending on whether you’re using wet manure or dry.

Instead of relying on synthetic nitrogen fertilizers that destroy pH levels, we can save our soil (and our plants) with organic farming and natural compost!

Natural compost gives your flowers, fruits and vegetables more optimal levels of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and other nutrients than chemical fertilizer.

Learn how to build a hot batch in a rotating compost tumbler, including ideal location, organic waste contents, moisture level and turning frequency.

Your hot compost pile depends on four crucial elements for optimal production of aerobic bacteria in what is otherwise known as fast compost or a batch pile.

Compost as a fertilizer creates the healthy soil you need to grow healthy plants. Worm and grub composting is especially effective for optimal soil conditions.