Ever felt like your compost pile just isn’t working as well as you hoped? Plenty of people dive in with good intentions, only to run into problems that slow things down or create unexpected headaches.

Blending kitchen scraps with water makes quick compost to feed plants. Chop up and freeze compostable kitchen waste to make large batches. Pour blender compost around plants, or into trenches, compost ...

If you compost at home, keep these things away from your bin ...

Amanda Weidner of the Pueblo County CSU Extension Office writes about the benefits of composting and provides some tips on getting started.

Load all biodegradable waste for a compost pile into a wheelbarrow, and keep other yard trash separate, in a bucket hung over the wheelbarrow's edge with a large S hook.