Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. composting 101 lead The best gardeners know the simple truth about compost: It’s better than fertilizer when it comes to providing ...

SOUTH BEND — Yard waste season in South Bend is under way, but there’s a lot that happens behind the scenes to provide untreated compost and mulch. The Tribune took a tour of the Organic Resources ...

Fresh, crumbly soil that smells like a forest floor does not require a trip to the garden center or a pricey delivery fee. Yard waste sitting in bags, bins, and corners already holds the raw ...

If you’ve ever walked past neatly bagged piles of leaves or branches sitting at the curb, you’ve probably seen something most people ignore… but gardeners quietly get excited about. What looks like ...

There are all kinds of odd things you can add to a compost without causing harm, and this sugary foodstuff is one of them — ...

Recycling yard debris increases soil organic matter, improves nutrient and water-holding capacity, and feeds soil microbes.

Kelvin Bronner of Cedar Rapids puts grass clippings, orange peels, tree branches and other organic material into his YARDY, the large green carts Cedar Rapids residents wheel to the curb on collection ...

With winter yielding to more spring-like weather, it's good timing that the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District's yard waste compost site opens Saturday. Because of a likely rush to deposit ...