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With fall just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about what you’re going to do with all the autumn leaves your trees are about to dump on your lawn. You can rake them into a pile at the ...

It takes time to make compost. Organic matter requires about two to three months to break down in hot compost piles, and up to a year or more in cold composting systems. But if you add a compost ...

The loyal reader knows that compost is my go-to for almost everything. I use it for mulch and to put the soil food web back into soils. I am a compost nerd. The question: What to do in the winter when ...