Homes and Gardens on MSN

Homemade vs store-bought compost: An expert says both have benefits, but one comes with a warning

Discover the benefits of homemade vs store-bought compost, with insights from an expert. Both are invaluable to use in the ...

Here’s how to make rich, healthy compost

Making your own compost is a great way to improve your soil, make use of garden waste and recycle nutrients for your plants ...
The Cool Down on MSN

First-time composter takes unusual approach to creating soil with 27-gallon starter bin

Some users said a future ground pile or basic wire bin could work better over time.
AOL

The Secret to Making Quick Compost Is a Kitchen Gadget You Probably Already Have

Savvy gardeners are always looking for ways to simplify gardening tasks, so it’s no surprise that blender composting has been catching on in a big way. Compared to traditional composting, “composting” ...
The Cool Down on MSN

Home compost experiment shows why larger piles break down scraps so much faster

One barrier to composting is the assumption that it takes a large backyard setup to do it "right." ...
The Spokesman-Review

Ask Dr. Universe: Composting at home without a compost-maker is as easy as making a pile

My office is just down the road from the Washington State University composting facility. It processes more than 10,000 pounds of organic waste every month. That’s a lot of compost! I talked about ...
Capital Gazette

This home composter will make scraps worth saving

With all the daily struggles we face, worrying about the soil might not seem to be a priority. However, at present, cropland soil is eroding roughly ten times faster than it can be replenished. This ...
CNET

How to make your own compost tumbler

There are two basic ways to compost outdoors, a static bin (like the one my colleague David Priest made himself) or a compost tumbler. There are infinite ways to make a static bin (plop down a bucket ...