10 Composting Tips That Will Keep Your Soil Healthy, According to Marthas Head Gardener [Video]

Martha and I are very passionate about compost. It’s the all-natural way to add nutrients to your soil and helps to improve soil structure, aeration, and water holding capacity. Compost offers a way to reuse yard and food scraps, returning them to the soil and allowing their nutrients to become available for the next generations of the garden. It is also loaded with many organisms, including worms, insects, bacteria, and fungi, creating a community of individuals that all play important roles in the health, vitality, and productivity of the garden. 

On the farm, we make our own compost and primarily use it to top dress all of the garden beds in late winter and early spring while the gardens are still asleep. This gives all of the beds a clean, neat, and finished appearance. But more importantly, it supplies an immediately accessible organic supply of food and nutrients to the …