Your compost pile can get surprisingly hot. Find out how to harness this natural heat source to help your greenhouse thrive all year long.

Discover the one thing to do to your compost pile in summer. Experts advise on how to keep your compost pile productive ...

A compost pile should feel alive. It should hum with energy, steam on cool mornings, and quietly transform scraps into dark, crumbly gold. When that heat disappears, the whole process stalls out, and ...

Composting requires the right balance of new materials, water and heat to keep the microorganisms in your pile healthy and happy. Adobe Stock Image When gardeners ...

NEVADA, Iowa — More specialty crop producers are using high tunnels to protect crops and to expand the growing season to capitalize on early- and late-season markets. Rich Schuler, energy consultant ...

ADAMS — A new renewable heating system is scheduled to debut in Adams this winter. Composting, until now, has been an “untapped source of heat,” Agrilab Technologies President Brian Jerose said during ...

Composting promises rich, dark soil that plants love, but when the pile refuses to heat up, frustration sets in fast. That cold, sluggish mound looks innocent, but beneath the surface, decomposition ...