"Making It" provides readers with all the tools they need to live a frugal, homemade lifestyle. With step-by-step instructions for a wide range of projects — from growing food in an apartment and ...

A compost bin is a great way to keep waste material out of landfills while at the same time creating wonderfully nutritious soil for your garden and houseplants. There are a wide variety of compost ...

Composting is beneficial for both gardeners and the environment, but the eyesore compost bins can create in the garden might discourage you from setting one up. Fortunately, there's a simple and ...

Dear Sandy: Every year, schools are teaching children more and more about taking care of the environment and recycling for their future. Composting is actually not recycling, but rather reusing of ...

SAN ANTONIO – The soil you use in your garden is important because it adds nutrients to your plants. You can save money and help out the environment at the same time by making your own compost soil.

Not long ago, we filmed an episode for my television series, “Growing a Greener World,” which was all about composting. To this day, we get many requests for the instructions on how to build the three ...

All types of organic household and yard waste can be composted. The project starts with nine recycled wood pallets, along with a variety of 1x6-inch and 2x4-inch boards. Use a pitchfork to ...

Composting doesn't have to be a fancy, complicated science experiment. Imagine transforming your leftover coffee grounds, vegetable peels, and even yard trimmings into rich, black gold for your garden ...

Dear James: We moved into a new house with open space in the backyard, so I want to build a compost bin. Dear Sylvia: It won’t take long to convert organic materials such as food waste, lawn clippings ...

You can reuse a plastic coffee canister or ice cream tub in your kitchen for scraps and when it's full, dump it into a larger compost container or pile. You can make a kitchen compost pail from an ...