Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A shovel full of compost about to be added to a raised garden - Mariana Serdynska/Shutterstock So many different types of kitchen ...

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Compost is decomposed organic material that can be added to your garden as a soil amendment. While many materials, like deadheaded flowers or wine corks, can be composted, seafood scraps add extra ...

“Are compost and fertilizer the same thing? If I use one, do I need to use the other? If they differ, which one is the more important?” As so many of life questions, the unsatisfactory answer is, “it ...

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We have two freestanding plastic composters in our home garden so we can do our small part in reducing waste going to a landfill. Continue putting organic material from the kitchen in the composter ...

Years of stormwater runoff from farmland and lawns has led to elevated levels of harmful bacteria, phosphorus, and weeds throughout the Macatawa Watershed. “The key to restoring the health of the ...

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TORONTO, S.D. — A custom feedlot near the South Dakota-Minnesota border is fast becoming an innovator in turning bedded pack manure into a value-added soil additive — “humus compost.” Owners Chad and ...