It pains me to see customers spending hundreds of dollars on new plants and simultaneously refusing to spend a few more on a bag or two of compost and a box of starter fertilizer. These two items are ...

Home composting is a more affordable long-term solution than buying fertilizer. Compost uses free materials, while fertilizer requires repeat purchases. Composting also improves soil health, reduces ...

With no resolution of the Iran war or opening of the Strait of Hormuz in sight, fertilizer shortages – and higher prices – are becoming critical for farmers about to put in their crops. Many ...

Most people walk past their lawn trimmings, fallen leaves, and garden debris without a second thought. That pile of waste by ...

Composting plants process biowaste into finished compost, which ends up as fertilizer in soils. A study by the University of Bayreuth shows that finished compost from composting plants in Germany ...