This tool isn't as common in the U.S., but it may catch on as people look for new ways to turn their compost piles. It aerates with the help of metal wings.

For plenty of beginners, composting sounds like a guaranteed source of bad smells, unwanted animals, and pricey backyard gear. One gardener, though, says getting started can be much easier than that.

I’ve already made the first mistake. Well, maybe the first mistake was thinking I should try making my own compost for my flower and vegetables this year. It’s not that I’m new to gardening. Goodness ...

Nobody wants to smell rotting food in the morning. This simple trick allows you to feed your compost pile weekly without stinking up the kitchen. Composting benefits the environment and your garden, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I've opened some pretty questionable compost bins over the years. There's a particular smell that tells you immediately something ...

Anyone can compost in their backyard. Composting has benefits even if it never turns into "black gold." It really isn't hard. I first tried to compost in 2007, when I moved into an apartment with a ...

The value of compost in the garden isn’t really up for debate. It’s wonderful stuff that adds fertility, introduces soil life, and improves tilth. Compost is also great at retaining moisture to make ...

Let Vynnie the Gardener show you how to turn your stinky kitchen and yard waste into wonderfully rich, free compost for your garden. The article you just read is made possible by a mix of advertising, ...

Wine corks can make great carbon-rich material for your compost pile. However, in order to reap the nutrients of its ...

With knowledge of the huge benefits of composting under your belt, do you find yourself wishing every day that you, a Tufts student, had an easy and convenient way to compost your own organic waste?