Gardeners often assume outdoor compost piles stop working in cold weather, but beneficial microbes can continue to break down compost all winter. The problem is that composting takes much longer in ...

If your goal is to support wildlife in your yard throughout every season, don't shut down your composting operation in the winter. During the cold months, you want to attract tiny critters by ...

Composting doesn't stop when temperatures drop. While many gardeners cover their piles in fall and forget about them until spring, winter composting actively breaks down organic matter and produces ...

Though some folks are longing for snow, weather services predict a warmer, wetter winter than usual (whatever usual is anymore). Since Washington is still in deep drought, extra rain will be helpful, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sean O'Brien with UNH Cooperative Extension talks with Matt Hoenig about the best ways to compost during the winter months. Travel ...

The loyal reader knows that compost is my go-to for almost everything. I use it for mulch and to put the soil food web back into soils. I am a compost nerd. The question: What to do in the winter when ...

IN THIS WEEK’S GREEN WE ARE AT BEDFORD FIELDS. I’M WITH SEAN O’BRIEN WITH UNH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION. SEAN, WE’RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT COMPOSTING TODAY. AND IT’S THE WINTER. IT’S COLD. IT’S SNOWY. CAN I ...