Compost  

Just cordon off a small area with some old pieces of wood and perhaps tin sheets if you can get them, place hedge cuttings, leaves, waste vegetables and grass cuttings etc, every now and again, put some manure at certain levels to help it all rot down. Take compost from the bottom of the heap.. That's how I used to make it.. It can small or big as you need to fit in with the garden. Hope this helps.

Hi. I just did some searching online for you and found this website. It has alot of good tips. I will post some of what they say on how to easily make compost.

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To start out composting, purchase the most inexpensive 32 gallon or larger plastic garbage can you can find. Make sure it has a lid. Then, using a one-inch spade bit and a drill, drill holes all the way around the trash can (lid, bottom, and sides) about six inches apart. Put your trash can composter in a convenient place. If possible, raise it up on a couple of bricks to get even more air circulation to the contents of the trash can composter.



So, what do you put into your trash can composter?

Fruit and vegetable peels and cores
Leftover cooked veggies (as long as they don't have salt or butter on them)
Produce that's past its prime
Coffee grounds
Tea leaves and tea bags
Egg shells
Shredded newspaper
Weeds, leaves, and spent flowers from the garden


Never add meat or dairy to the composter, as it will spoil (and smell!) and attract pests. Besides that, your compost could then harbor harmful bacteria that could cause illness. It is a good idea, however, to add a shovelful of garden soil to your compost. The soil contains all kinds of microorganisms which will consume the contents of your compost and break it down. If you have earthworms in your soil, add them as well!



Most books and articles about composting recommend using specific ratios of “green” and “brown” materials to make perfect compost. It's not that complicated. Just add what you have on hand, and compost will happen. To “cook,” compost needs two main things: heat and moisture. Most likely, the compost will stay perfectly moist in the trash can composter. If it does get dry, you can sprinkle it with a little water. Heat is created by all of the microorganisms in the compost consuming and breaking down all the “stuff” you've added to the trash can. To keep them busy, you'll need to turn the compost every once in a while. Once a week or so, simply turn the trash can composter on its side and roll it around a few times. Done!

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You can expect finished compost in about two weeks. The finished product will be very dark brown and crumbly, with a pleasant “earthy” smell. It can be used on flower and vegetable gardens, in container gardens, and under trees and shrubs to add nutrients to the soil.


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I used to make compost in a locking garbage can with small holes drilled over it, including the lid, for air and water management. I started with a couple shovels full of good wormy dirt, then added veg trimmings, coffee grounds and grass and other soft yard waste I knew was safe. When it needed turning, I'd just lay it on its side and roll it around!
Compost is ready when its broken down into small pieces, and looks mostly like dirt. You can put it through a 1/2 inch hardware-cloth sieve, then put the big pieces back into the bin to break down even more. And put the worms back in it because they'll do most of the work for you, and their waste, or 'castings', are like gold!

My husband said that you just put leaves,dirt, and vegtable leaves like lettuce, like when you clean lettuce, cabbage,and type vegtable that you don't use, like potato peelings and just keep turning it all the time,he said you just keep turning it until everything has rotted,and he said it is ready when it all just turns black & is just dirt and then it is ready to use..He use to have agarden so he knows,so thats what he said..I have never had a compost myself but he has..

All you need is a small patch where you can put all your lawn clippings, vege scraps etc, Just keep turning it over with a fork or shovel.
you really do not even need a bin, just put everything in one heap.

Having grown up on a farm where we raised nearly everything we ate, I remember the low-tech compost heaps well. It was always so fascinating to see the junk turn into rich dark lovely smelling earth again and watch the new plants thrive in it.

We always just used "heaps" such as Goodie describes. I read the articles on new high tech compost systems, including the Japanese Bokashi with great interest, though, as getting new soil in just 2 weeks is pretty radical:

http://www.biome.com.au/p...

I would also be awfully curious to know if anyone here has ever bought one of these toys:

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I have only done composting the "heap" way.

I think it takes about 6 weeks to compost.
Find a small area of your yard & dig a bit of a hole. This is where you can dump your scraps.
Just collect all vege & fruit scraps (except onion) & add it to this hole. Every now & then add some torn up newspaper. You can also add a good quality potting mix.
Turn it around every day, so it gets a good airing. You can add all sorts of garden clippings too, but I would recommend weeds.

I say you can use plastic bags. Compost I think can be made by plant leaves and fruit outer layer, and will be ready when these are vanished into the soil. I don't know, I'm not a gardener, but frequently we send some for the school garden

Another way is to shovel the garden soil up into raised beds by about 6 to 8" and then plant on the high places, During the growing season you will put your vegetable scraps in th low areas that yo walk on. You can cover this walk way with straw or even boars. At the end of the season you will shovel the soil from the high areas onto the low areas where the "compost is being make. Each year you will do the same thing, thereby enriching the garden soil every year and helping to keep weeds down by "rotation the garden area.

Hi Coffee, alamode's got it right. Since this was posted 3 months ago, did you start composting with any of the ideas that were given? It takes a few months to really start to break down. You can also add peat moss in there with the veggie and fruit and egg shells, coffee grounds, etc. Hope its working out for you!