Adding compost to your garden can help improve drainage, reduce pests and disease, and even increase the water-holding capacity of the soil.

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When starting a compost pile, add several inches of brown material before introducing green material.

Adding straight compost to your soil, regardless if its sand, clay or gravel, is the best way to improve its water holding capacity, add nutrients and prevent erosion.

Garden specialist David Yost from Merrifield Garden Center shares advice on how to incorporate compost into your garden.

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If you have a big garden or soil to improve before installing a lawn, cover crops are an alternative to hauling lots of compost.

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Compost and yeast—two completely different things that, surprisingly, work well together. Yeast can aid in the decomposition process of a compost pile. How does one go about this? The post Why You ...

While no-dig gardening is still work, it's less work than a traditional gardening. Here's what you should know about the trend.