CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Compost is a mixture of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land. Raw organic waste becomes a nutrient-rich soil amendment when properly composted.

Composting is a great thing to take on as a gardener. It uses up waste and provides you with a homemade, nutrient-rich growing matter for your yard. But, if you find your compost heap is not heating ...

What can’t go on the compost heap? Turns out, plenty! We bung all kinds of organic material here, from kitchen scraps to pruned plant trimmings. And from there it breaks down and decomposes, until you ...

So you have a compost bin. You understand the environmental and economic benefits of composting, and now you're saving all your kitchen scraps to add to the growing pile of black gold -- rich organic ...

I wasn't sure that my amateurish attempts at composting were going so well. That was before I pulled on some gloves and started poking under the ugly pile of rotting lettuce leaves, eggshells, parsnip ...

Managing drier materials helps prevent your pile from getting too wet and smelly. It also makes starting your compost less of ...