Will It Compost?

Follow these simple step-by-step instructions to make your own compost tea, ideal for nourishing plants.

Before taking those spent coffee grounds to your yard, learn the facts about giving your garden a caffeine fix.

Make a fast-burning home compost bin for under $50. One 50-gallon drum will turn your family’s food scraps into rich, usable soil before the growing season is over. Best of all, the wood base with attached caster wheels makes turning your compost in this DIY compost tumbler a cinch — no shoveling required.

Composting can be more than just throwing food scraps on a pile. Learn a few new methods for making natural fertilizers.

Learn how to transform kitchen waste into rich garden compost by composting with worms and get step-by-step instructions on how to build a DIY worm bin.

Compost used to grow mushrooms commercially can be used again in your garden to make a wonderful fertilizer.

Did you know you can compost hair, dryer lint and nail clippings along with your kitchen scraps? It’s not gross; rather, it helps amp up the quality of your garden soil.

The innovative technology in Lomi lets you create garden compost almost overnight. Find out what one HGTV editor thought of the device.

Electroculture uses the power of atmospheric electricity to boost plant growth. It has a long history and many gardeners swear by it. Learn more about electroculture and how to try it in your garden.

The USDA just unveiled a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map and about half of the US has seen their growing zone shift upward. Find out if your zone changed and how to use that information to grow your best garden.