By Sono Motoyama, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

PITTSBURGH — If you have a vegetable garden, you might have tried composting. But if you’re like me, you may have ended up with a slimy mess — or maybe a pile that just sat there and didn’t decompose.

Succeeding at composting can not only benefit your veggies and other plants, but also cut down on your household waste. Yard waste, food scraps and other organic materials make up 34% of municipal waste sent to landfills in Pennsylvania, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection.

Compost is an excellent soil amendment because it is not only filled with nutrients for your plants, but is also bacteria-rich, making it like adding a probiotic to your garden bed.

Fall is an ideal time to start a compost pile, or to try your hand aga

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