Mar. 26—ATHENS — The value of compost to a garden is probably not what most people think. Compost is not a substitute for fertilizer if you're trying to grow crops that have a high nutrient demand.

Mushroom compost is made from spent mushroom farming substrate. It's now widely available, and there are lots of reasons you should use it on your veggie patch.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A shovel full of compost about to be added to a raised garden - Mariana Serdynska/Shutterstock So many different types of kitchen ...

“Are compost and fertilizer the same thing? If I use one, do I need to use the other? If they differ, which one is the more important?” As so many of life questions, the unsatisfactory answer is, “it ...

Kick off planting in your garden this spring by adding organic matter and making sure the soil has the right texture for ...

For a few extra bucks, you can give your newly purchased plants the tools to succeed for years to come. It pains me to see customers spending hundreds of dollars on new plants and simultaneously ...

The trash can might hold the most valuable gardening supplies in the house. Coffee grounds, eggshells, vegetable peels, and even fallen leaves can transform tired soil into a thriving ecosystem that ...

Composting helps Jill Butterfield and her family eat foods produced very locally: in their own garden. Butterfield, of Jackson, began composting when she realized how much food was going into the ...

TORONTO, S.D. — A custom feedlot near the South Dakota-Minnesota border is fast becoming an innovator in turning bedded pack manure into a value-added soil additive — “humus compost.” Owners Chad and ...