In compost science, brown materials are carbon-rich, whereas green materials are nitrogen-rich. You need both, but the ratios ...

Making compost is quick and simple when you have any kind of enclosure, and enough ingredients. Anything that has grown will decompose. Adding weeds means less time spent sorting “good” and “bad.” ...

A compost heap is alive. It needs the right balance of carbon, nitrogen, moisture, and oxygen to function properly. If you add the wrong things, you compromise that, kill off the beneficial organisms, ...

Don’t get hung up on how long it should take or how many citrus peels are too many. As one longtime composter put it, “My rule is: Don’t worry about it.” By Margaret Roach When it comes to composting, ...