Homemade compost, affectionately known as black gold, is a secret weapon of some of the best gardeners. It’s the nutrient-rich material that results from the breakdown of organic materials, like ...

Making your own compost (or “black gold”) is a prized skill among home gardeners, who use the nutrient-rich soil additive to boost their outdoor plants as well as their indoor gardens. It might seem ...

I wrote an article in this space a few weeks ago about the impending emergence of Brood X cicadas. I ended the article imagining all of those little insects humming the song, “I’m Coming Out” by Diana ...

Studies have shown that adding molasses or other sugars to the soil before planting crops is beneficial. Learn how to use molasses in your garden, compost pile, and worm bin the right way.

It’s that time of the week when your food waste pail is full, and you’re ready to walk your scraps out to the green-waste bin. (You are following your community’s rules about composting food scraps, ...

We have been long-time composters in other areas of the country. We now live in Benicia and have a question we haven’t seen addressed elsewhere. We have what we think are no-seeum bites that begin ...

CENTER, Colo. (CBS4)- If you know anything about farming and you looked at Brendon Rockey's fields, you might think the potato farmer doesn't know what he's doing, but that couldn't be further from ...

Some Morris Park neighbors say the city Department of Sanitation's organics program encouraging residents to compost is attracting unwanted critters. Johnny Sepulveda is among the many in Morris Park ...

May is a busy time in the garden, and we can’t emphasize enough the use of compost and mulch as you go about completing your gardening tasks.