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 ...

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, ...