In december I had really good conversation with Brooke, and EK, about winter composting ( thank you both ) And since have had very little activity. I believe that my piles did not have enough moisture in them from the start, even though I added a bunch of snow into the pile when building. The bins I put together have only native soil as an inoculant. I'm wondering if I can add deer manure to help get the microbs jump started if I have poor soil. It has been thawing out now and some rain came through today so am hoping maybe everything was just to cold to get started. Should I test my soil before continuing or wait??