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Winter Compost #854438

Asked October 31, 2023, 12:07 PM EDT

I have been filling this compost all year, and than the weather changed, being unable to empty it. If weather does not warm up and I don’t get a chance to spread it to desired places, can it sit in the composter all winter. I don’t plan on adding anymore material until spring. Do you know if anyone who left their plastic composter 3/4 full and stopped composting all winter and was able to than use in spring, with out damage to the composter. Composter is about 2foot x 2 foot x 3.5 foot tall.



Charlevoix County Michigan

Treatment for White Pine #852918

Asked October 12, 2023, 8:44 AM EDT

Can you help me diagnose and come up with a treatment plan for the attached white pine? I have several that look similar to this. An arborist told me they were planted too deep, which I’ve since corrected. Could it be blister rust? White pine weevil? Should I prune the dark brown branches?



Kent County Michigan

Evergreen tree problem #852677

Asked October 09, 2023, 4:55 PM EDT

We have several evergreen trees that have developed yellow needles on middle branches. Can you tell us what this is and how to prevent further damage?



Deschutes County Oregon

Watering pinion, #852518

Asked October 07, 2023, 9:55 PM EDT

How deep, how often and where (drip line vs around trunk) should I water my pinons.

Huerfano County Colorado

Leave the leaves - pine #852299

Asked October 05, 2023, 4:48 PM EDT

We want to leave the leaves this winter, but pine needles are very difficult to mulch. What will happen to the grass if we leave them? What's the best way to use them?



Grand Traverse County Michigan

I used burnt and unused charcoal in my compost. #847757

Asked August 29, 2023, 11:37 AM EDT

Add the title suggests, I used a good portion (probably like 3 or 4 pounds) of charcoal briquettes in my compost pile. I figured the carbon would be highly beneficial, but after some research online that may not be the case. 8 can't find any information online about the additives in the charcoal, but it wasn't "self-lighting" at the very least. Should I scrap my compost pile and start over (it's honestly only a few days old) or should i just continue you care for it and hope for the best? Also, any and all advice about composting would be appreciated. I basically just have a pile of stuff in my yard surrounded by some bricks, and it isn't very big so I'm not sure how well it may work.



Franklin County Ohio

unhealthy white pine #846110

Asked August 17, 2023, 12:40 PM EDT

We have a stressed white pine in our front yard on the shore of lake superior (see attached pictures). Planted as a seedling 15 to 20 years ago in gravely soil. I did just remove thimbleberry bushes around the base. What else can we do? Fertilize and water? what kind of fertilizer?



Keweenaw County Michigan

How to help languishing white pine? #845720

Asked August 15, 2023, 9:32 AM EDT

The white pine tree in our backyard needs help. Needles are drooping, some turning brown. I tried spikes of fertilizer in the spring, but didn’t seem to help.



Washtenaw County Michigan

White Pine turning brown #845066

Asked August 10, 2023, 10:03 AM EDT

We had 4, 6’ white pines, and 2 Norway Spruce planted in May. They all looked very healthy. Lately 2 of the pines have been turning brown and dropping needles. One worse than the other. Our soil is clay, they brought in top soil for around the trees, and mounded it slightly. We also had hydro seed planted, shortly after the trees. We watered the lawn and trees daily (sometimes 3x daily on the very hot days). When we get a heavy rain water tends to sit around the 2 trees that are having issues. These are beautiful trees, what can we do to save them?



St. Clair County Michigan

Is there an effective pine needle composting activity in the Klamath Basin that I can visit? #842424

Asked July 24, 2023, 6:48 PM EDT

At Train Mountain in Chiloquin we gather several tons of pine needles every year from over 30 miles of our model track. We no longer burn the needles and they are really piling up. We are looking at composting as a way to make the material useful as well as disposal. It is felt that talking to other local folks would give us guidance on how to proceed. I would be willing to travel a reasonable distance to visit. In addition the prospect of being able to add compost to our soil which is essentially pure volcanic ash might improve our water budget.

Klamath County Oregon