Composting is an essential skill to learn for any serious gardener. Known affectionately as black gold, compost is a rich, nutritious soil improver and costs little to make besides time. As well as ...

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Most gardeners understand that composting is a good idea. Fewer realize there are genuinely distinct methods, each with its own pace, demands, and payoffs. The choice between hot and cold composting ...

The gardening season is also the composting season. Making your own compost — the dark brown, crumbly remains of decayed plants — is a great way to improve your soil, make use of garden waste and ...

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Most organisms can t survive a compost pile s peak temperatures, which can reach about 170 degrees. Initial pathogens that may be lurking in the compost are killed, making a good, hot compost pile ...