This, gardening friends, is another one my potpourri columns wherein I get to touch on more than one topic that’s on my mind, and maybe yours too. First, I know I just wrote about compost in my last column, and I do plan to write more. But for now, I just want to make clear that despite some of the complicated questions surrounding compost, buying compost that’s safe for use on edibles isn’t rocket science.
Meleah is a longtime journalist and garden writer. She is out with a new book, co-authored with Jeff Gillman: "Decoding Gardening Advice: The Science Behind the 100 Most Common Recommendations."

