Cold weather slows decomposition but with a few adjustments your compost pile can stay active all winter. Here is what to do differently once temperatures drop.

Winter composting can feel like watching paint dry, except the paint is frozen and the “dry” part is literal. Cold slows microbes, your pile shrinks less, and kitchen scraps seem to sit there forever.

When winter rolls around, it’s easy to let composting slide. The cold can make it feel like nothing will break down, but there are actually plenty of useful scraps you can still toss in your pile.

Winter compost doesn't generate enough heat to remove contaminants. Don't add animal waste and chemically treated grasses and weeds to winter compost. Keep winter compost going by layering basic green ...

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, ...

You may not have even known that you can keep composting in the winter. You can, but doing so requires modifications if you are hot composting, meaning using a balanced mix of carbon-rich and nitrogen ...