Even so, it's best not to place it next to where you relax and lounge in the garden. To make a compost heap, include anything that contains nutrients. Avoid meat; it needs higher temperatures to ...

Transforming kitchen scraps and garden waste into organic homemade compost couldn't be easier with these clever DIY solutions ...

Some local councils now offer subsidised compost bins. A larger garden can easily accommodate a simple heap in a lesser used part of the garden, while even the smallest terrace could accommodate a ...

Why throw your kitchen scraps in the bin when you could be using them to make your garden more lovely and attractive to wildlife? A compost heap makes a delicious refuge. Larger mammals come to ...

Make sure the compost will not be draining ... If it is cold, then either the bacteria or the fungi are not working very well in the compost pile and something needs to be adjusted, or the ...

We’re about to announce the winners of the climactic event of awards season: the Compost Heap Indies, which recognize notable ...

By Times’ Junior Journalist Rio Carter Why go out to a plant shop to buy potting or garden mix when you can do it yourself, ...

The other part is conferring the benefit of making our plants healthy — using composting as a resource rooted in conservation. Once your compost bin’s pile is ready, it can be dispersed into ...