EDMONTON - Q: We have hard, not-terribly-fertile soil in our garden; the vegetables do not produce very well. Even the onions were not good last year. Could you please recommend amendments to soften ...

In vermicomposters like the Bionicraft (pictured), worms turn your fruit and vegetable scraps into high-quality fertilizer, but they generally aren’t big fans of meats and oily leftovers. Composting ...

Most of the heavy metals in pig manure originate from feed additives, such as copper and zinc. When these heavy metals are introduced into agricultural soil, they can significantly increase the heavy ...

Brown compost materials are the carbon-rich backbone that lets your pile heat up, break down efficiently, and ultimately ...

They are sustainable, contain nutrients and may deter pests, but you need to use them sparingly ...

Worms, kept in a bin of biodegradable bedding, feed on food waste and release castings that are nutrient-rich. Over a period of months, the castings combine with decomposed bedding and become ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — As you get your garden ready this year, there is a type of soil additive that may be doing more harm than good: peat. Naturally found in bogs, peat has some large environmental ...

After four weekends of giving away compost to more than 13,000 local gardeners, the City of Calgary says the program is done for the year. Laura Hamilton, a waste diversion specialist with the City's ...