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 ...

Compost, the dark, crumbly, earthy-smelling material produced by natural decomposers, provides many benefits to gardeners and ...

Discover how a winter woodpile becomes a haven for garter snakes, revealing fascinating insights into their habits and nature ...

Gather some old wood – branches, logs, anything natural – and pile it up in a quiet corner of your garden. Before you know it, it'll be full of life. Leave a pile of logs and dead branches in ...

Using a compost bin or enclosure can greatly enhance the efficiency and protection of your compost pile during winter. Compost bins, whether made of wood, plastic, or wire mesh, provide a ...

Here’s a winter activity you probably never thought of: slash pile burning. This month the Bureau of Land Management’s North Central Montana District is working on burning piles of wood ...