Q: I have a lawn that did not do well this last summer. It browned and had a few patches that had some sort of infection and die-off. We added compost in early fall, and the lawn perked up quite a bit ...

Composting has long been recognized as a crucial building block for healthy soil and a successful garden. But gardeners who spend months making their own natural compost should reconsider simply ...

While compost is commonly used in vegetable, flower, and herb gardens, home gardeners often overlook the many benefits that compost brings to lawns. Using compost for lawns is an excellent way to both ...

Assistant grounds manager Ryan Heiland developed a new way of seeding the campus with microbe-rich compost tea — to stunning effect. Now he’s helping scientists explore the roots of his success. Ryan ...

IS your neighbour's lawn looking greener than ever - whilst the grass on your side seems to be dying? Lawn envy is a real thing. The truth is any beautifully-green lawn is a result of good lawn ...

Worm juice, compost tea, fatty-acid soap, corn gluten, kelp. It’s the lexicon of the organic lawn and yard movement and Mara Natrakul loves to spread the words far and wide. Natrakul, who started the ...

Compost tea is an eco-friendly organic fertilizer solution that plays an important role in sustainable agriculture. With untreated water, a few simple tools, and time, you can transform your food and ...

Early results from farmer-led trials investigating the effects of applying compost tea to crops has found it can boost spring barley yields by up to 50%. Innovative Farmers, part of the Duchy Future ...