Home composting is essential for serious gardeners. Affectionately known as "black gold", compost is the nutritious, loamy material you get from letting organic matter decompose. It enriches the soil ...

I have employed hundreds of workers to transform my kitchen scraps into nutrient-rich compost for the garden. They work without pay and multiply like crazy. The workers are a hungry crew of worms -- ...

Beatrice Reiss has a magnetic warmth about her that draws people to her when she volunteers at the Master Gardener clinics. She wants people to learn about gardening, and she’s there to teach. But her ...