Using a compost starter can speed up the process.

You remember that electric little thrill you get when you stumble onto a gardening secret so simple, so clever, so ridiculously effective that you wonder why it isn’t printed on seed packets in bold ...

Fall is a perfect time to consider composting. As our days get cooler and shorter, deciduous trees like oaks, maples, and sweetgums will begin to shed their leaves. The swamp chestnut oak in my front ...