You may have heard that urine is good for your plants. And as a compost enthusiast, this may have given you a bright idea! Can you recycle urine and add benefits to your composting process? If so, how should you do it, and are there any dangers when adding urine to compost?  Below I’ll give…

If you’ve ever monitored fingernail clippings, you’ll know they look the same as the day you clipped them, even months later. You might then wonder whether fingernails decompose (and if not, what happens to all the little bits people worldwide keep snipping off their nails?).  The most basic composting rule says you should only compost…

If you’re lucky, your grass just keeps growing. That does, of course, mean you need to spend lots of time mowing.  And you’re stuck with a lawn’s worth of clippings afterward!  Composting is the most beneficial way to recycle grass clippings. But what’s the best way to turn this valuable resource into compost? I’ve got…

Fruit and veg scraps are usually welcomed into compost piles.  They’re one of the most readily available sources of greens – the nitrogen-rich organic wastes essential to successful composting.  However, pineapple is one fruit often singled out for being potentially troublesome in compost.  There are a few reasons many people think twice before throwing pineapple…

I have to admit… I’m a bit of a wine fan!  This means I tend to accumulate a fair amount of wine corks.  And because I’m an avid composter, I often look at things around me differently. For example, I’m forever asking myself, “can I compost that?” So, of course, that question naturally applies to…

Some people consider cotton burr compost as a bit of a miracle compost solution! Fans of this kind of compost say it’s “ahead of the class” or “a cut above the rest.” So what makes this soil amendment so good? In this article, we’ll look at precisely what cotton burr compost is and why you…

A dog can be a faithful companion, and most of us love our pets dearly.  But let’s face it… They are also poop machines!  Picking up after them can be a tiresome chore. And I am sure many gardening dog owners have looked at a steaming pile on their freshly mowed lawn and wondered if…

People who compost look at household waste differently from other people!  Composters are constantly wondering if a waste product can be composted or if it should be discarded in the trash.  Parchment paper is a kitchen waste product that falls into this category.  After all, it comes from trees like other types of paper… Right?…

If you’re new to the composting game, you’ve likely been warned you shouldn’t compost meat. The problem is, you’re more carnivore than herbivore, so a decent amount of your kitchen scraps come from animals, not plants.  But it seems a shame to throw away those tough pieces of steak and not recycle them. Meat is…

You have a good idea of what should and shouldn’t go into your compost.  But, it’s tricky knowing whether some types of waste belong there.  Like weeds!  Many gardening experts warn against composting weeds. But others say it’s safe to toss your morning glory, crabgrass, ivy roots, and blackberry bushes in with the rest of…