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, cardboard and anything else I can find. This will help to insulate it against the lowest temperatures and kick-start decomposition. It's especially important to have a decent amount of compost this year as I won't be buying any manure. I just hope a winter

, as they enable the birds to clean their feathers, insulating them from the cold and helping them to fly.The great thing is that from my kitchen I can see the birds are really appreciating my efforts, and at the same time they're providing my family with far more

been pushed out of the soil by the freeze, and are probably done for. Luckily most rows were covered with fleece or net-covered cloches, which are now bowed down with snow. I won't knock the snow off as it's acting like an insulating blanket, and also