If you have spent any time around wine people, you have heard the phrase: It starts in the vineyard. DaVero Farms and Winery is taking that one step further, straight into the compost pile. On Sunday, ...

Many gardeners rely on compost to help improve their soils. Taking compost a step further, some gardeners use worms to break down the compost even more. Vermicomposting, or worm composting, uses red ...

One of Lanette Sobel’s most trusted business partners is a worm. Actually, she works with lots of worms. They’re essential to her specialized six-acre farm in Homestead. While many of her agricultural ...

After a couple of weeks it can be buried in soil or added to the compost heap, where it breaks down quickly. Wormeries are handy too, especially in small gardens. They use compost worms, usually tiger ...

Rats sneaking into your compost bin this winter? See how a simple galvanised wire mesh base blocks burrowing pests while ...

There are, says Charles Dowding, several myths about garden composting that need debunking. “A lot of people are under the impression that you can’t put weeds on a compost heap full stop. That’s ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. (This is one in a series of posts in which Jeff Spurrier shares his ...

Editor's note: This is second of two articles on worm composting. Last week's column -- questions and answers on worm composting -- didn't quite cover the basics of that subject. Here's the rest of ...