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 ...

Here's how to keep composting in winter so you'll have finished compost in spring. Gardeners often assume outdoor compost piles stop working in cold weather, but beneficial microbes can continue to ...

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, ...

Cold weather doesn't have to put a damper on your composting process. When the temperature drops and your garden goes dormant for winter, it's easy to assume it's also time to put your compost pile to ...

A rotting jack-o-lantern pumpkin in autumn - Misuzu Henderson/Shutterstock Halloween may generate a lot of waste, but jack-o-lanterns don't have to take up room in landfills when there are other ways ...