Articles from the January 20, 2013 edition

Jan 20, 2013

Compost in a wheelbarrow Compost pile from student organic club Photo credit: Tiffany Woods Q: What process is used in the winter to enable composting to continue outside and in very low temperatures, some below freezing? - Josephine County, Oregon A: In weather such as we are having right now, (sustained temperatures below freezing), you will have to exert more effort to keep your compost active. I was outside checking compost at home about an hour ago - the outer 2-3 inches are frozen solid. Probably not much active composting going on at...

Jan 20, 2013