Gardening: Building a compost pile, planting roses and fertilizing ferns What to do in the garden this week. This photo from Nov. 2, 2022, shows green waste that is decomposing into compost.

Compost and peat moss are added to soils for similar reasons, but the addition of compost provides a lot more nutrients to the soil.

1. Build a compost pile as you would craft a lasagna. Construct the pile by alternating 2-inch layers of brown (dead leaves, wood chips, straw) and green (leafy trimmings, grass clippings, fruit ...

Gardening: Building a compost pile, planting roses and fertilizing ferns What to do in the garden this week.

Five things to do in the garden this week: 1. Build a compost pile as you would craft a lasagna. Construct the pile by alternating 2-inch layers of brown (dead leaves, wood chips, straw) and green ...