Best Composting Tips

As the saying goes, "just do it."
Easiest way is to tie together 3 wood pallets, making the 4th one a gate.
Simply fill it.
When it's full, empty it out next to the pallets and refill.
End of season you can dig trenches in your beds and bury your compost.
A corner of your property is a good place to put your compost.
Also, if you keep a bucket in your kitchen for vegetable scraps you can empty it daily into your compost.
Articles on composting suggest that you tend it, and THAT becomes another job, which is probably why you are hesitating and asking for advice.
Also buy (or sometimes hardware stores have bucket giveaway specials,) ANYWAY get a big plastic painters bucket, or smaller one--your choice--put grass clippings or ANY weeds WITHOUT SEEDS into it, leave it out for the rain and let it ferment. This is called "compost tea," and you fertilize your garden plants with it.
If you throw a bit of spoiled milk, comfrey, or fish fish in that bucket it now becomes high Nitrogen too. I always add a can of sardines when I restart it once a month. Just make sure you dilute it at least 1-5, preferably 1-10 for most plants. A quart sized yogurt container full in a 2 Gallon bucket of water works well. Only use once a week.
 
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