Firefighters are battling a brush fire involving a large pile of mulch and tree logs in Druid Hill Park on Sunday morning, ...

If you need a tool to help eliminate yard debris, you may be considering a tree shredder or wood chipper. Learn the ...

Fallen leaves make a fine mulch for garden beds and trees and shrubs, but they aren’t the only possibility. “Any kind of organic matter can make a good mulch,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge ...

All that is necessary is to pile green and brown materials as you get them ... materials that take a long time to compost ...

‘Nothing gets thrown away’ From afar, the active compost pile looks like a large mound of steaming dirt. It’s a mix of food waste from Peels on Wheels and the school’s cafeteria, along with community ...

By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension Compost is available from the city of Salisbury for free on Fridays from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at 1955 Grubb Ferry Road in Salisbury. It is pick up only call, ...

Using good management practices, the composting process can effectively handle animal mortalities while protecting both ...

So, to minimize those reasons to prune, select plants of an appropriate size. Other reasons to prune would be to shape up a ...

Shredded or chipped wood: Mixed wood chips offer a wide range ... at least from the tree’s perspective. Don’t pile mulch up into volcano-like shape around the base of the tree trunk.

it won’t hurt to collect some and add them to your compost pile. The ideal radio for hot composting is 30:1. One bag of yard clippings is sufficient for 30 bags of wood chips. When it’s time ...